Fulham draw with Sunderland in FA Cup
Fulham had to come from behind to secure an FA Cup fourth-round replay against Championship side Sunderland.
Captain Tom Cairney’s terrific effort after an hour finally cancelled out an early opener from Jack Clarke.
The Whites – who rested a number of regular first-team players, including top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic and Tim Ream – were caught out on just six minutes when Issa Diop was robbed of possession on the right, allowing Clarke to stride forward into the penalty area and slide the ball home.
Tosin Adarabioyo almost nudged a stunned Fulham level from close range Fulham began to dominate the majority of the first half.
And four minutes before the break, Black Cats defender Daniel Ballard did superbly well to clear a well-struck Andreas Pereira volley off the line to deny the hosts an equaliser.
The second half started brightly at both ends with, firstly, Harry Wilson denied by a fine save by Sunderland keeper Anthony Patterson, before Marek Rodak parried a couple of dangerous low shots from Amad Diallo.
Fulham finally emerged with an equaliser. Cairney managed to wriggle past the attentions of a couple of Sunderland defenders just inside the penalty area before despatching a left footed drive low into the corner of the net.
Fulham: Rodak, Tete, Diop, Kurzawa, Adarabioyo, Palhinha (Reed 77), Cairney (Decordova-Reid 77), Wilson (Willian 68), Pereira, Solomon, Vinicius (Mitrovic 63)
