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Stewart stars with Broadhead and McGeady supporting acts - Sunderland 5-0 Cheltenham player ratings

Sunderland swept back to the top of League One with a resounding victory against Cheltenham Town at the Stadium of Light.

Bailey Wright set the Black Cats on the road to victory, with Ross Stewart adding two further goals before half-time.

And in the second period, Luke O'Nien and substitute Leon Dajaku scored a quickfire double to stun the beleagured visitors.

With Wigan losing at home to Sheffield Wednesday, this win saw Sunderland leapfrog the Latics to go top of the table.

Here's how James Hunter rated the Sunderland players.

Thorben Hoffmann 6

A very quiet night

Carl Winchester 8

Caused palpitations in the Cheltenham defence every time he came forward

Tom Flanagan 7

Solid as a rock in central defence

Bailey Wright 7

Didn't put a foot wrong, and scored the opening goal

Niall Huggins 7

A strong performance at left-back

Corry Evans 8

Ran the midfield, and provided the assist for O'Nien's goal

Luke O'Nien 7

His goal was reward for a hardworking performance

Aiden O'Brien 7

A real threat in the final third, and on another day he might have had a goal to show for his efforts

Nathan Broadhead 8

Very impressive up front and was at the heart of many of Sunderland's best moves

Aiden McGeady 8

Contributed two assists in an excellent all-round display

Ross Stewart 8

Scored two goals and could have had four or five. Deserved the standing ovation he received when he was substituted

Subs

Frederick Alves 7

For Flanagan 57mins. Carried on where Flanagan left off

Leon Dajaku 8

For McGeady 61mins. Scored a stunning goal to complete the rout

Alex Pritchard 7

For Stewart 73mins. Fresh legs to help Sunderland through the final stages

Not used: Burge, Embleton, Taylor, Neil

You can recap all the action and the reaction in our live blog here.

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