Nottingham Forest 1 Sunderland 2
After Extra Time (1-1 after 90 minutes)
Scorers: Forest - Earnshaw (60m); Sunderland - Bardsley (86m), Healy (93m)
City Ground
Attendance: 9,198
Carling Cup Second Round
Wednesday August 27, 2008

Robert Earnshaw's second half free kick looked to have knocked Sunderland out of the Carling Cup tonight, but we were saved as Phil Bardsley knocked in Djibril Cisse's cross from Liam Miller's parried shot to set up extra time, where David Healy's debut goal for the Lads put us through to the third round.

Report to follow on Thursday evening...

Roy Keane will be hoping to win his first cup tie as Sunderland manager tonight, as he takes his side back to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest (7.45pm kickoff).

Anton Ferdinand has completed his move to Sunderland.

Roy Keane has confirmed that the club has rejected a bid for Danny Higginbotham.

Sunderland defender Russell Anderson has joined Burnley on a season-long loan.