Sunderland fans think Tom Flanagan had a rare good game

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Tom Flanagan received praise on social media despite Sunderland’s 1-1 draw with Blackpool.

Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Blackpool to leave them in 12th place. Charlie Wyke scored the equaliser for the Black Cats after Matty Virtue-Thick’s early strike put the visitors ahead.

Phil Parkinson used a back three for Sunderland yesterday. With Jordan Willis injured and Joel Lynch on the bench, this presented an opportunity to Tom Flanagan.

Tom Flanagan impresses

The 27-year-old has been heavily criticised in the recent past for his performances for Sunderland. This has cost him a place in the starting line-up for most of this season.

Yesterday, Flanagan played his 11th game of the season and his seventh in the league. He has now played two in a row as Parkinson looks to use the Northern Ireland international more often.

Flanagan was impressive for Sunderland operating on the right-hand side of a back three. With Alim Ozturk and Laurens De Bock alongside him, Sunderland kept the Blackpool attack relatively quiet.

Here are some tweets about Flanagan’s display.