STUBBORN CATS HUME AND DRY

TRAI HUME says Sunderland brought order to the chaos to battle out a gutsy draw on the South Coast.

- BY PAUL BROWN

Brighton away was never going to live up to the high of their victory over Newcastle in the Wear-Tyne derby.

And with six players missing to Africa Cup of Nations duty, it was never going to be easy.

But the stubborn Black Cats managed to grind out a sixth clean sheet of the season to give them 27 points from 17 games this season.

Hume (inset) said: “We controlled the first half, but then it got a bit more chaotic and both teams had chances.