Ross Stewart scored an injury-time equaliser against Burton Albion to spare Sunderland another home defeat.
The Black Cats trailed to Cameron Borthwick-Jackson's goal early in the second half, but Stewart headed home in the 93rd minute to earn a point for Alex Neil's side.
But the game was of secondary importance after play had to be suspended for almost an hour due to a medical emergency in the crowd within minutes of kick-off.
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Here's how James Hunter rated the Sunderland players.
Anthony Patterson 7
Made a couple of excellent saves and ultimately that set the stage for Stewart to equalise
Carl Winchester 6
Did OK at right-back, but no more
Bailey Wright 6
Made some important challenges
Callum Doyle 5
Looked tired again
Dennis Cirkin 5
Needs a rest, but there is no-one able to take over from him
Lynden Gooch 5
Offered very little
Corry Evans 5
Made a crucial block in the first half to deny Burton a goal, but otherwise offered little
Jay Matete 5
Good energy but that is not enough
Alex Pritchard 6
Provided the assist for Stewart, and tried his luck with a couple of free-kicks but could not find a goal himself
Jermain Defoe 5
Clearly not match fit, and got precious little service anyway
Ross Stewart 7
Scored the late equaliser and had earlier brought a few saves out of the keeper
Subs
Elliot Embleton 5
For Evans 60mins. Erratic crossing frustrated the crowd late in the game
Jack Clarke 6
For Defoe 70mins. Looked lively and tested the keeper with a late shot
Dan Neil N/A
For Gooch 75mins.
Not used: Hoffmann, Batth, Dajaku, Roberts
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