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Sunderland v Charlton Match Thread 04/08/2018

English League One - Stadium Of Light - Referee; John Brooks

The teams for today's game are as follows:

Sunderland starting XI: McLaughlin, Love, Loovens, Ozturk, Matthews, O’Nien, Mumba, Honeyman, Gooch, Maguire, Maja.
Sunderland substitutes: Oviedo, Baldwin, Sinclair, Ruiter, Embleton, Hume, Molyneux.

Charlton Athletic Starting XI: Phillips, Marshall, Bauer, Page, Solly, Pratley, Pearce, Ahearne-Grant, Aribo, Taylor, Lapslie.
Charlton Athletic Substitutes: Ajose, Sarr, Maynard-Brewer, Maloney, Hackett-Fairchild.

Sunderland are playing their opening game in League one today in black shorts

Haway the lads

Come on Sunderland

Charlton score with a penalty after 9 minutes

Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez

It was a counter attack after we could have scored. Still early days.

Charlton have some pace. Jack Ross needs to adjust things here.

cam wrote: ↑04 Aug 2018, 12:47 Charlton have some pace. Jack Ross needs to adjust things here.

Our midfield needs a tweak or two as well.

The defence looks shaky.

The problem as I see it is our two central defenders look a little slow while their forwards have pace. I am sure Jack Ross has noticed this too. Its when we are going forward where we need to watch out for the counter attack. Haway Jack, sort that out now!

The Sunderland fans know the score here. I would take a draw in this game now.