Sunderland drew 1-1 away at Scunthorpe United on Saturday afternoon.
Sunderland drew 1-1 away at Scunthorpe United on Saturday afternoon, losing ground on second-placed Luton Town in the League One table.
The Black Cats travelled to Glanford Park in search of all three points, and did take a second half lead through contract rebel Josh Maja.
Sunderland were edging closer and closer to a victory, but missed out late in the day, but conceded in the 87th minute to Scunthorpe winger Adam Hammill.
Whilst Sunderland drew, second-placed Luton won 4-0 at home to Peterborough, moving three points clear of the Black Cats.
The late goal was a major blow to Sunderland fans, and they have been taking to social media to plead for new signings this month.
Sunderland have brought in one new face having landed Burnley defender Jimmy Dunne on loan for the rest of the season, but a new striker must be signed.
Owner Stewart Donald took to Twitter to respond to fans, promising that there will be new faces brought in, with everybody working hard to get signings done.
Donald also pleaded with fans to stick with the team and manager Jack Ross, suggesting that any frustration should be aimed at Donald himself rather than the boss or players.
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