Sunderland beat Reading 3-0 in their Premier League match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. Sunderland's goals were scored by McClean (3'), Fletcher (28') and Sessegnon (90'). Sunderland's starting line-up was Mignolet, Jimenez Cuellar, O'Shea, Rose, Gardner, Colback, Larsson, McClean, Johnson, Fletcher and Sessegnon while Reading lined up with Federici, Mariappa, Pearce, Shorey, Cummings, Tabb, Leigertwood, McAnuff, McCleary, Hunt and Le Fondre.