Amad Diallo's ninth league goal this season saw Sunderland narrowly avoid a fifth defeat in six league games
Substitute Amad Diallo scored an 86th-minute penalty to earn Sunderland a point and deny promotion-chasing Luton Town a fifth Championship victory in a six-game unbeaten run.
Diallo confidently smashed his spot-kick into the top corner after earning the penalty himself, to stop the miserly Hatters claiming a fourth consecutive 1-0 victory.
Alfie Doughty's second-half strike looked like it was going to be enough to earn a win that would have closed the gap on second-placed Sheffield United to four points.
But a spirited late push by the the Black Cats finally wore down the Luton resistance and earned a deserved draw, which prevented Tony Mowbray's side from slipping to a fifth defeat in six league games.
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Line-upsSunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Patterson32Hume5Ballard6Batth13O'Nien25Michut24Neil10Roberts17Ba20Clarke28Gelhardt
- 1Patterson32HumeSubstituted forPritchardat 72'minutes5Ballard6Batth13O'Nien25MichutSubstituted forGoochat 72'minutes24NeilSubstituted forBennetteat 72'minutes10Roberts17BaSubstituted forDialloat 55'minutes20Clarke28GelhardtSubstituted forEkwahat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Gooch12Bass16Diallo19Bennette21Pritchard22Lihadji39Ekwah
Luton
Formation 3-4-1-2
34Horvath32Osho4Lockyer29Bell2Drameh13Nakamba8Berry45Doughty22Campbell9Morris11Adebayo
- 34Horvath32Osho4LockyerBooked at 36mins29Bell2Drameh13Nakamba8BerrySubstituted forClarkat 57'minutes45DoughtySubstituted forOnyedinmaat 75'minutes22Campbell9MorrisBooked at 90mins11AdebayoBooked at 81minsSubstituted forWoodrowat 83'minutesBooked at 81mins
Substitutes
- 1Shea10Woodrow12Lansbury16Burke18Clark23Onyedinma25Taylor
Referee:Scott OldhamAttendance:37,579Match StatsHome TeamSunderlandAway TeamLutonPossessionHome59%Away41%ShotsHome11Away7Shots on TargetHome4Away3CornersHome6Away2FoulsHome7Away16Live Text Post update
Match ends, Sunderland 1, Luton Town 1.
90'+6'Full Time
Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Luton Town 1.
90'+5'Post update
Foul by Danny Batth (Sunderland).
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Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
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Carlton Morris (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'Booking
Carlton Morris (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
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Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Jordan Clark.
90'Post update
Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Post update
Foul by Carlton Morris (Luton Town).
86'Post update
Goal! Sunderland 1, Luton Town 1. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
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Penalty Sunderland. Amad Diallo draws a foul in the penalty area.
85'Post update
Penalty conceded by Amari'i Bell (Luton Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
83'Substitution
Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Elijah Adebayo.
82'Post update
Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'Post update
Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town).
81'Booking
Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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