Sunderland 1-1 Burton Albion match report as Ross Stewart scores late leveller to save Black Cats

Ross Stewart scored in injury-time to spare Sunderland's blushes as they snatched a point against Burton Albion in a game that finished late due to a medical emergency.

The game had barely kicked off when play was suspended to allow a supporter to receive medical attention, before resuming after almost an hour's delay.

Cameron Borthwick-Jackson put Burton in front just after half-time, but with 93 minutes on the clock Stewart scored his 20th goal of the season to force the draw.

The draw was enough to see Sunderland climb one place to sixth, and back into the play-off places, but it means the Black Cats' have now gone six games without a win - and have picked up only two points in the process.

Alex Neil made two changes to the side that started the weekend home defeat against MK Dons, with Jermain Defoe starting for the first time since he re-signed for the club in January, while Lynden Gooch returned after recovering from a calf injury.

They replaced Dan Neil and Leon Dajaku, who dropped to the bench.

Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink made five changes to the side that started the Brewers' weekend 3-0 defeat at Ipswich Town.

Oumar Niasse, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Johnny Smith, Michael Mancienne, and Charlie Lakin came into the side, with Frazer Blake-Tracy, Jacob Maddox, Gassan Ahadme, Christian Saydee, and former Sunderland academy man Williams Kokolo dropping out.

Only five minutes had been played when the game was halted due to the medical incident in the West Stand, and after ten minutes referee Rob Lewis suspended the match and took the players off the pitch to the dressing room.

Medical staff worked on the casualty for around another half-hour minutes before the man was moved by the emergency services, and