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Max effort to survive storm from dominant Black Cats

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Vincent
Published date07 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
It was the brilliance of City keeper Max O'Leary, however, that blew both bosses away

Interim head coach Mike Dodds insisted O'Leary denied Sunderland a victory they deserved.

Dodds received the reaction he wanted from his Black Cats side after the "unacceptable'' 5-1 home battering by Blackburn on April Fools' Day.

He said: "We had 20 shots on goal. If their keeper isn't man of the match I'll be amazed.

"Some of his saves were excellent. It was a positive reaction to the previous game. It was a much better performance and I'm disappointed because I think we deserved to win.

"I think the keeper earned Bristol a point.'' But the woodwork helped too. Bradley Dack, who replaced Adil Aouchiche on the hour, came closest to scoring with a 73rd-minute header that crashed against the underside of the bar.

Sunderland were agonisingly near to a ninth-minute opener when centre-back Dan Ballard's header was clawed...

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