Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland u21 4 – 2 Blackburn u21 – Whittaker Double Clinches Final Berth
Sunderland see off Blackburn Rovers to clinch a spot in the Premier League Cup Final, here’s how Andy rated the lads!
Joe Cowan: 6/10 Had a couple of tidy finishes go past him early on, which he couldn’t do anything about and was mostly a spectator from then on. Did what he needed to comfortably though. Finlay Holcroft : 7/10 Was comfortable down the right all evening, not many forays forward but kept Blackburn at bay defensively.
Alex Lienard : 6/10 Let a runner get to the byline a little too easily for the opener and couldn’t get the ball out of his feet quickly enough for the second, had a good game following those moments though and did well to block a dangerous shot with his head in the second half. Ben Kindon: 7/10 A typically solid display at centre back and came close to getting a goal but saw his header loop onto the top of the bar. Jenson Jones: 6/10 Was always offering himself as an option on the overlap but got beat far too easily down the left for the second goal.
Jaydon Jones: 8/10 Put the team 2-1 up with a late run into the box to get on the end of Aleksic’s cross. Had a hand in the opener too when his quick ball forward set the team away, and that was the kind of pass that troubled the visitors all night. 😤 From one down to two-one up!
Jaydon Jones pokes our Under-21s ahead in tonight's #PLCup semi-final 👇 https://t. co/awCCunS2Wa pic. twitter.