Sunderland 2 Fulham 3: Highlights as Cats are knocked out of FA Cup despite late Jewison Bennette goal
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The visitors opened the scoring in the eighth minute when Harry Wilson’s low effort beat Anthony Patterson, despite the keeper getting a hand on the ball.
Fulham substitute Andreas Pereira then added a second in the 59th minute, before Jack Clarke pulled one back 13 minutes from time.
It wasn’t to be for the Black Cats, though, as Layvin Kurzawa added a third for the Premier League side, before Jewison Bennette added a consolation goal for the hosts.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 2 (Clarke, 77) (Bennette, 90) Fulham 3 (Wilson, 8) (Pereira, 59) (Kurzawa , 82)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Ballard, Batth, Alese, Neil (O’Nien, 64), Michut (Ekwah, 71), Roberts (Pritchard, 64), Ba (Rigg, 79), Clarke, Amad (Bennette, 71)
- Subs: Bass, O’Nien, Bennette, Pritchard, Rigg, Watson, Kelly, Ekwah, Johnson
- Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete (Reid, 65), Duffy, Tosin, Kurzawa, Palhinha (Reed, 65), Cairney, Harris (Mitrovic, 46), Wilson, Vinicius (Pereira, 46), Solomon (James, 80)
- Subs: Leno, Diop, Robinson, De Cordova-Reid, James, Mitrovic, Pereira, Reed, Willian
90+2 Patterson is up for a corner!
The set-piece doesn’t come to anything as the ball goes out of play for a goal kick.
90’ GOOOAAAAALLLLL!!! BENNETTE!!!
One in it again as Bennette scrambles the ball home after Batth’s long ball caused confusion in the Fulham box.
82’ Goal Fulham (Kurzawa )
That should do it.
Sunderland didn’t clear their line after a Fulham set-piece and Kurzawa was able to fire the ball into the roof of the net.
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77’ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!! CLARKE!!!
Sunderland are still in this!
Alese’s low cross from the left found Clarke in the box and the winger had time to take a touch before firing a shot past Rodak.
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