Sunderland’s Trai Hume receives an apology; a hilarious event involving Tony Mowbray; and Jobe Bellingham’s reception

After losing 2-1 against Birmingham, Sunderland dropped four points out of the Championship play-off spots. The game provided many talking topics for the aftermath.

The Black Cats were ahead in the first half thanks to a goal from Jack Clarke, but they were unable to hold onto their lead as the hosts took all three points with to goals from Jordan James and Koji Miyoshi after the break. Some of the moments you might have missed are listed below:

Jack Clarke injury scare

Before Clarke opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, the winger appeared to hurt himself when his foot got caught between the pitch and one of the advertising hoardings. That didn’t stop Sunderland’s top scorer netting his 15th goal of the season, yet Clarke did go to ground and looked in some discomfort immediately after his goal.

Neither Sanderson (ankle) or Pritchard (calf) were able to feature at St Andrew’s, yet Pritchard, who only left Sunderland in January, was seen near the dugout catching up with some of his former teammates.

Jobe Bellingham’s reception

In Sunderland’s team, Jobe Bellingham was playing at St Andrew’s for the first time since making the switch to Wearside last summer. The 18-year-old was cheered by the home supporters when the teams were read out before the game as he lined up against his boyhood club.

Beale explains Trai Hume incident

In the second half Beale withdrew Hume to bring on Luis Hemir, after his side had fallen behind. The Sunderland boss was then criticised on social media after appearing to ignore Hume’s attempt to shake his hand.

Beale said after the game he hadn’t seen Hume, insisting he has an excellent relationship with the player and that the defender was carrying a knock before the match. Beale also posted a message on Instagram after the game, saying he wasn’t aware Hume had gone to shake his hand and that he’d later apologised to the full-back.

With Patrick Roberts unavailable due to a hamstring injury, Caden Kelly was named on Sunderland’s first-team bench for the second time this season. The 20-year-old was a regular for the Black Cats’ under-21s side last term but has missed a large part of this season with an injury.

Kelly’s contract is set to expire this summer, after signing a two-year deal with the club in 2022.

Noah

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