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title: "Sunderland: James Hunter hails Jack Clarke’s performance"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-03-20T14:14:53Z"
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# Sunderland: James Hunter hails Jack Clarke’s performance

**James Hunter has praised the performance of Jack Clarke as Sunderland drew 0-0 at Lincoln City in League One on Saturday afternoon.**

### The Lowdown: Two points dropped by Sunderland

Alex Neil’s team will feel as if it was two points dropped more than one gained, given the [amount](https://www.sofascore.com/lincoln-city-sunderland/QsRb) of possession and chances that they had in the match.

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Still, they find themselves in the [play-off](https://www.sofascore.com/tournament/football/england/league-one/24) positions, but will certainly be looking over their shoulders at both Sheffield Wednesday and Wycombe Wanderers behind them.

### The Latest: Clarke praised by Hunter

Writing in his latest player ratings piece for [The Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-player-ratings-lincoln-roberts-23438756?t=), Hunter waxed lyrical about Patrick Roberts in particular, giving him an 8/10 overall rating, the highest out of any Sunderland player on Saturday.

The journalist claimed that the 25-year-old was their ‘best player by a mile’ and ‘looked a cut above’, as the Imps ‘just couldn’t handle him’.

Hunter also praised Clarke’s display, given him the next best rating of a 7/10, noting his ‘real attacking threat’ and claiming that he did ‘everything but score’.

### The Verdict: Clarke improving

Clarke is certainly improving on Wearside, having recently registered a goal and an assist against Fleetwood Town and Crewe Alexandra respectively, on top of his impressive performance against Lincoln ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-clarke/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/559794/plus/0?saison=&verein=289&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=)).

Neil has certainly shown a lot of faith in the Tottenham loanee, playing him in [every](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jack-clarke/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/559794/plus/0?saison=&verein=289&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) match so far under his management, and the 21-year-old will want to continue impressing not just for the Black Cats, but for Spurs as well.

The loan deal looks to have been a successful one so far for both parties.

***In other news,*** [***find out what ‘shocking’ incident on Saturday left this Sunderland podcaster fuming***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-afc-news/lincoln-0-0-sunderland-patrick-roberts-penalty/)