Gyan saves Sunderland

16 January 2011 14:30
Record singing Asamoah Gyan got Sunderland out of jail with a last-gasp equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle. Magpies skipper Kevin Nolan looked to have won the game with his audacious 52nd-minute strike. Shola Ameobi got up above Anton Ferdinand to meet Joey Barton's corner and head down for Nolan to back-heel audaciously past Gordon from point-blank range. But with the clock having ticked into the fourth minute of injury time, Gyan almost involuntarily nudged the ball over the line after keeper Steve Harper could only parry Phil Bardsley's shot to snatch a point his side barely deserved. Newcastle left the Stadium of Light bemoaning the loss of two points which were firmly within their grasp for all but a few seconds of a tense encounter despite the absence of Andy Carroll, Cheik Tiote and Steven Taylor, three of the club's most impressive performers this season. They dominated the game after Nolan's strike, his 10th of the season - the first time he has reached double figures in the Barclays Premier League - and headed off on the short trip back to Tyneside kicking themselves.

Source: PA