Sunderland 1-1 Stoke City.
Ten-man Sunderland fought back from a goal behind to draw with Stoke
and claim a vital point in their battle to stay in the Premier League.
Jonathan Walters gave Stoke an early lead when he pounced to score a rebound following Charlie Adam's corner.
And the hosts were reduced to 10 men later in the first half after Craig Gardner's dangerous lunge on Adam.
However, John O'Shea equalised, firing the ball home from five yards out after a Sebastian Larsson set-piece.
The hosts had a late chance to snatch all three points when Danny Rose shot from the edge of the penalty area, but it clipped the outside of the post.
Sunderland, woeful in the first half, showed their character to fight back and secure a draw after Walters's early goal and Gardner's red card had left them facing their 17th league defeat of the season.
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