PLAYER RATINGS: Scunthorpe 3-0 Sunderland - Here’s how the Lads rated after EFL Trophy shocker

Lee Burge: 4/10

Struggled with his kicking, and let the ball roll under his body for Scunthorpe’s second.

Luke O’Nien: 3/10

Started the game well and should have won an early penalty. Regressed from there making a series of poor lapses in concentration culminating with his needless foul to gift the Irons a penalty.

Jordan Willis: 3/10

As poor as he’s been all season passing the ball, made a couple crucial defensive interventions, but an awful technical performance.

Joel Lynch: 4/10

Looked a step slow all night, both in his defending and progressing the ball under pressure. Like his defensive partner, Lynch’s passing was abysmal.

Denver Hume: 4/10

Arguably Sunderland’s best player in possession, Hume did leave the Sunderland defence exposed, and Scunthorpe United clearly targeted the space he vacated wandering forward.

Grant Leadbitter: 2/10

Started well, but like O’Nien, Sunderland’s all round lethargy started to wear off on him, poor with both his short and long distance passing.

George Dobson: 4/10

Improved after half-time, and played one gorgeous through ball to Watmore. Still goes through phases in games where he lets himself down both with and without the ball.

Max Power: 4/10

Power was largely a spectator unable to influence the match.

Duncan Watmore: 2/10

Watmore’s form since he eviscerated Tranmere Rovers has been so poor I’m starting to think the Rovers game was an optical illusion. His touch was non-existent and the former England under 21 star looked completely unprepared for the physicality of men’s football.

Aiden McGeady: 4/10

His final ball was missing, and Sunderland’s lack of control meant McGeady went through large stretches of the game, without even touching the ball.

Marc McNulty: 3/10

The service up to him was terrible, but McNulty still could and should have competed more. On the odd occasion a teammate did fire a pass into his vicinity McNulty quickly turned the ball back over to the Irons.

(SUB) Laurens De Bock: 4/10

Looked mildly competent playing out of position, made a couple smart interceptions and decent clearances.

(SUB) Chris Maguire: 4/10

Gave away the ball a bunch of times.