Here's how Sunderland players rated in the win at Luton:
7 Patterson: Distribution poor but made up for it with some crucial and excellent saves. Commanded box well.
7 Hume: Did incredibly well to avoid a yellow card that would have resulted in a suspension, particularly after warning that followed early foul. Dealt superbly with Chong and Doughty.
9 Mepham: Immense again. Relished the physical challenge and stood tall.
8 O’Nien: Alongside Mepham, won the battle against Morris and Adebayo. Excellent defensive display.
7 Cirkin: Most of Luton’s best work came down the left but Cirkin still stuck to his task and defended well throughout.
7 Neil: Wasn’t given any time to breathe in midfield but tireless and disciplined.
6 Browne: Struggled to get a grip in the first half but improved after the break.
6 Bellingham: Went close with first half shot. Did a lot of ugly midfield work.
7 Rigg: Showed his maturity to adapt to different role on testing night and came up with a moment of real quality to break deadlock.
8 Mundle: Threatened early on and was always a danger on the counter for Sunderland in first half. Moment of individual brilliance won the game.
6 Isidor: Thankless task up-front but stuck at it.
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SUBSTITUTES:
6 Connolly (for Isidor, 67): Fresh legs up front. Had one chance but was muscled out of it inside the box.
Roberts (for Mundle, 81): N/A
Hjelde (for Rigg, 93): N/A
SUBS NOT USED: Moore, Rusyn, Aouchiche, Aleksic, Watson, Johnson
LUTON: Kaminski 6; Moses 6, Doughty 7, McGuinness 7, Holmes 7, Hashioka 6 (Taylor, 91); Clark 6, Krauß 6 (Woodrow, 81), Chong 7 (Nelson, 70); Morris 6, Adebayo 7 (Brown, 70)
SUBS NOT USED: Krul, Nakamba, Mpanzu, Johnson, Benagr
Man of the Match: Mepham. Again. Sunderland's loan star is making himself undroppable.
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