Town Out to End Another Winless Run at Lincoln
Friday, 27th Dec 2019 17:05
Town visit Lincoln City on Sunday looking to end their run of six League One games to an end, having finally brought their 15-match winless FA Cup streak to a close at Sincil Bank via a last-gasp Alan Judge goal just over a month ago.
Town moved back to second in the table - six points behind leaders Wycombe who they travel to face on New Year’s Day - as a result of their 0-0 Boxing Day draw with Gillingham, but have taken only 10 points from their last 10 League One matches. Their last league win was at Rochdale on November 5th.
This may not have resulted in the victory Sunderland wanted at the Stadium of Light. Yet this was no ordinary day on Wearside.
Even though Bailey Wright struck his second goal of the season with the sweetest of volleys just after the hour, the Black Cats had to settle for a point having fallen behind to Joe Pigottâs penalty three minutes before the break.
Given the amount of possession Sunderland enjoyed over the course of the match, they should probably have won this but Wimbledon created some fantastic chances to win it too.
A point for both teams was the outcome on a day when Sunderland were without eight first team players after a positive case of Covid-19 was recorded in the squad.