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title: "Sunderland: Fans laud Dion Sanderson after Rochdale victory"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-fans-laud-dion-sanderson-after-rochdale-victory/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nathan Linley"
section: "League One News"
published: "2021-03-07T16:00:14Z"
modified: "2021-03-07T16:00:14Z"
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# Sunderland: Fans laud Dion Sanderson after Rochdale victory

**Many Sunderland fans were full of praise for defender Dion Sanderson following their 2-0 win against Rochdale on Saturday.**

The 21-year-old [started](https://www.fotmob.com/livescores/3413341/matchfacts/sunderland-vs-rochdale?date=20210306) at centre-back as the Black Cats climbed above Doncaster Rovers into [fourth](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-one/table) in the League One standings, albeit having played two games more than the south Yorkshire outfit.

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Lee Johnson’s side were much more clinical on the day despite the visitors having [more efforts on goal](https://www.fotmob.com/livescores/3413341/stats/sunderland-vs-rochdale?date=20210306), with Sanderson scoring the opener and Charlie Wyke sealing the deal before half-time.

Despite getting himself on the scoresheet, there was more for the Stadium of Light faithful to be pleased about regarding the Wolves loanee’s outing. Per [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/sunderland-rochdale/Qsdc), Sanderson made two clearances, played five long balls, won five duels and recorded a passing success rate of 90%.

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Unsurprisingly, many Sunderland supporters were full of praise for Sanderson after he posted on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SandowRs/status/1368541097555853313) about his performance, with the youngster being hailed as a “class act” and “too good to sit on the bench” at his parent club.

### Sanderson hailed by these fans

**“Get us promoted and then sign on the dotted line. Fantastic player you mate.”**

[Credit: @pierres02955293](https://twitter.com/pierres02955293/status/1368542414827294724)

**“Class act, Dion. Best loan signing since Yann.”**

[Credit: @stustuy](https://twitter.com/stustuy/status/1368541999641600005)

**“Absolute class above Dion, outstanding”**

[Credit: @MackemNeil84](https://twitter.com/MackemNeil84/status/1368547962805174273)

**“Too good to sit on the bench at wolves son”**

[Credit: @MatthewTunstal4](https://twitter.com/MatthewTunstal4/status/1368544186732064771)

**“Class act mate”**

[Credit: @Haggis1973Simon](https://twitter.com/Haggis1973Simon/status/1368541204334473216)

**“Fully deserved it”**

[Credit: @bamgboyeolu](https://twitter.com/bamgboyeolu/status/1368541540092624896)

***In other news,** **[these Sunderland fans delighted with comments made by Lee Johnson.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-afc-news/sunderland-the-baggies-lee-johnson-crewe-alexandra-jordan-jones-charlie-wyke/)***