Jack Ross saluted the character of his players to come from behind and secure their first league win of the season against Portsmouth.
Sunderland trailed when Marcus Harness capitalised on a defence mix up but responded an immediately through Jordan Willis.
The centre-half rose well and met Grant Leadbitter’s corner with a glancing blow which guided it into the far corner.
Chris Maguire then provided the finishing touches to a free-flowing move as Aiden McGeady unselfishly squared the ball for the simplest of touches.
From there, Pompey and Sunderland cancelled each other out as Max Power missed the target with a vicious strike from distance before Gareth Evans saw his effort blocked by Alim Ozturk.
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