Sunderland have landed their first point of the 2015/16 season with a 1-1 draw against Swansea City.
The Black Cats stopped a run of two defeats to start the season by equalising in the second half after Bafetimbi Gomis netted his third goal of the campaign for the Swans.
The French striker raced onto a ball from Kyle Naughton before slotting past Costel Pantilimon from the left in stoppage time of the first half.
But Jermain Defoe responded just after the hour-mark when finishing Jeremain Lens' cross inside the far post to give the Wearside club a share of the points.
The draw has Dick Advocaat's men sitting second bottom as Garry Monk's Swansea find themselves sixth after an unbeaten beginning.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Sunderland: 1 (Jermain Defoe 62')
Swansea City: 1 (Bafetimbi Gomis 45+3')
Stadium of Light, Sunderland - 39,198
TALKING POINTS
- Can this be the kickstart Sunderland need after a poor start to the season?
- Is Gomis the in-form striker in the Premier League?
WHAT'S NEXT?
Sunderland will take on Exeter City in the Capital One Cup before heading to Aston Villa on the weekend as Swansea host Manchester United after meeting York City in the league cup.
TWITTER INSIGHT
The goal scored by @IAmJermainDefoe today was his 130th career strike in the Barclays Premier League. pic.twitter.com/w3kxLZmXTA
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) August 22, 2015Thank you to my team mates and our supporters. Now we have to focus on our next match cup!come on Swansea with our hearth of jack!!!!
— Bafétimbi Gomis (@BafGomis) August 22, 2015Nice photo of the Jack Army at the Stadium of Light. Safe journey home everyone, thanks for your support! #swanspic.twitter.com/dQYKAwmqe9
— Swansea City FC (@SwansOfficial) August 22, 2015
QUOTES CORNER
Sunderlandmanager Advocaat on Defoe:
"That's the reason he is a striker. He's there to score goals. It was a good goal, a good action. Jermain is a very positive guy."
Swansea's Monk on his side's inability to win a match they should have:
“We were creating chance after chance, and that was what cost us the extra two points. We really should have put the game to bed in that period and got that second goal, and possibly another."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
8 - Bafétimbi Gomis has scored eight goals in his last nine Premier League games for Swansea City. Prowl.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 22, 2015
TEAM LEADERS
SUNDERLAND
Goals - Jermain Defoe 2
Assists - Jeremain Lens 2
Yellow cards - Sebastian Coates, Jeremain Lens 2
SWANSEA
Goals - Bafetimbi Gomis 3
Assists - Jonjo Shelvey, Jefferson Montero, Kyle Naughton 1
Clean sheet - Lukasz Fabianski 1
Yellow cards - Andre Ayew 2
