John O’Shea upbeat as Sunderland make a point

Sunderland 1 Swansea City 1: Sunderland skipper John O’Shea has urged his team-mates to use their first point of the season as a springboard to ease themselves up the Barclays Premier League.

The Black Cats belatedly opened their account for the campaign, showing commendable resilience to claw their way back after falling behind.

It was not the win head coach Dick Advocaat craved after desperately poor performances in defeats to Leicester and Norwich and they remained at the foot of the table on goal difference, but it was a start.