Régis Le Bris disappoints fans as Sunderland suffer double injury worry vs Oxford United – moments missed.
The moments you may have missed as Sunderland faced Oxford United in the Championship…
Sunderland faced Oxford United in the Championship at the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, with several talking points emerging from the game.
Régis Le Bris’ side started and ended the day at the top of the league following Wednesday’s pulsating victory against Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.
Against Oxford United, goals from Jobe and Wilson Isidor handed the Black Cats a comfortable win and extended their lead at the top of the Championship to five points.
Sunderland handed shock injury blow
Sunderland fans were shocked at 2pm when it was revealed that goalkeeper Anthony Patterson would miss the clash with an injury.
The Academy of Light graduate appeared to be in the wars during Sunderland’s last game against Luton Town and went down several times during the match before still managing to complete the full 90 minutes plus a further seven of stoppage time. Patterson was replaced in Le Bris’ starting XI by Simon Moore, whose only previous appearance for the club came in the Carabao Cup against Preston North End earlier this season.
Sunderland’s social media accounts posted an eight-word explanation after the team news had landed. Their social media post read: “Anthony Patterson misses today’s game due to injury.” Thankfully, however, Le Bris confirmed after the game that the issue wasn’t serious. Moore, of course, went onto keep a clean sheet during the contest.
Sprinklers stop play
In a rather bizarre incident, the Stadium of Light sprinklers stopped play in the very first minute of the game with Oxford United on the attack.
Dan Neil remarked to the press after the game that they had soaked him while Des Buckingham joked about the situation with good humour following the fixture.
Further double injury worries
Though Sunderland played just about the perfect game against Oxford United, there were still two additional injury worries during the clash.
