In an ideal world he palms it wide, but it's not a bad save - he's just a weak goalkeeper. In a way I'm glad he doesn't have a clean sheet to hang his hat on today 'cos he's been poor again.

I feel like Eustace has bottled it here - scared to take Szmodics off on a hattrick.

Markanday must have an appearance clause in his contract. How he gets so much game time is beyond me.

Jobe isn't a shadow on his brother.

This 3 points is big, but it's turned out to be massive with the number of shock results this afternoon.

If Gallagher put himself about, despite his lack of football skill, he'd be a handful at this level. Just look at someone like Ashley Barnes. I WISH he was known for being a dirty hard bastard.

Just enjoy a win for an afternoon, they're few and far between.

Their CB is literally getting bullied by Gallagher (throwing himself to the ground trying to get Gallagher sent off). He needs to have a word with himself, Gallagher is soft as shit.

We were good on Saturday too - it's just all clicked today in front of goal.

Moran on for Szmodics, Ayari on for JRC and Telalovic on for Gallagher. Carter on for Wharton if we feel he needs minutes.

He's 28 - he's not going to get any better. He's a handy squad player at this level.

This is where I take Szmodics off on the hour if it's still 3-0.

Incisive counter-attack goal. Gallagher somehow bundled it through a tackle (after he miscontrolled the ball), but laid off a nice ball for Hedges to confidently slot home from about 8 yards out.

It tells you how bad two consecutive managers must think Telalovic is, cos Gallagher is pretty much the first name on the team sheet when he's fit.

I don't think it's any surprise that with the much more athletic Chrisene replacing Pickering, Sunderland are no longer trying long diagonal balls over our LB.

He's a fantastic player at this level.

He's literally nailed to his line. They had multiple crosses in the first 15 minutes that he didn't even try to come and claim, which piled on the pressure for us. He was just in no-man's land for a cross that Bellingham was inches away from putting into the back of the net.

Pears has been shocking and Gallagher has been a ghost - otherwise it's been a very good team performance so far.

Great play by JRC in the channel to get by his man and another very tidy finish by Szmodics.

Lovely reverse pass from Dolan and a tidy finish by Szmodics.

Chrisene on for Pickering, who's starting to get a reputation as a crock.

Pears is nailed to his line. Come and fucking collect those crosses!!!

Pretty much - they all want to play as a #10, but they're all behind Szmodics in the pecking order. We need pace and physicality upfront next season - a CF and two quick wide players would make a world of difference. Obviously we won't get them under these owners.

What if said billionaires had systematically dismantled a fantastic club over 14 years? Do you turn them away then?

Why do people even listen to manager (or player for that matter) interviews? They're never going to tell you what they actually feel. I'm sure Eustace is sat in his office with Gardiner thinking "bloody hell, we have absolutely no pace and physicality across the front 3". He's not going to come out and tell the Radio Lancs / Lancs Telegraph that though is he! At a normal club you judge the manager by their actions in the transfer market - obviously we're not a normal club and intentionally scupper transfer incomings.