Sunderland slipped into midtable after they were beaten by Championship strugglers Huddersfield Town at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats lost at Plymouth Argyle on Saturday and that defeat was followed by another against a side at the wrong end of the table.

Michal Helik headed the Terriers in front on the half-hour from a corner, but Sunderland drew level before half-time through Luke O'Nien - again from a set-piece. After the break, Sunderland had chances to complete the turnaround but instead Huddersfield retook the lead against the run of play midway through the second period through Delano Burgzorg.

Back-to-back defeats have seen Tony Mowbray's Sunderland slip from sixth in the table to 11th in the space of five days. For Huddersfield, this was only their second win in 12 games and they remain fourth-bottom but now have a six point cushion between themselves and the relegation zone.

Here's how our Sunderland AFC writer James Hunter rated the players.

Anthony Patterson 6

Made one good save early in the game but didn't get near either goal

Jenson Seelt 6

Did a decent job at right-back and provided the headed assist for O'Nien

Dan Ballard 6

Did OK

Luke O'Nien 6

Scored the goal that brought Sunderland back into the game

Trai Hume 6

Played a part in the build-up to O'Nien's goal, and later brought a good save out of the keeper

Dan Neil 5

Covered a lot of ground in central midfield but this wasn't one of his better games

Jobe Bellingham 5

Looked leggy throughout. In need of a rest

Patrick Roberts 5

Way, way, below his best

Adil Aouchiche 5

Made his first start but made little impact

Jack Clarke 6

Tried his best to unlock the Town defence but couldn't find a way through

Eliezer Mayenda 5

Largely left to feed on scraps on his first start for the club

Subs

Bradley Dack 5

For Bellingham 74mins. Made no impression

Abdoullah Ba 6

For Roberts 74mins. A couple of touches around the box but nothing significant

Alex Pritchard 6

For Mayenda 74mins. Brought a save out of Maxwell with a free-kick

Luis Hemir 5

For Aouchiche 74mins. Offered little

Mason Burstow N/A

For Seelt 84mins

Not used: Bishop, Huggins, Triantis, Ekwah