The best bit of that half was a jelly sweet offered to me by Sunderland legend Gary Bennett.
Otherwise, painful.
Reporter Andy Sixsmith from BBC Radio 5 Live has just told me Sunderland games are always disappointing in his presence. He's not lying so far.
- Victor Adeboyejo’s penalty just before the half-hour has Burton 1-0 up at fellow strugglers MK Dons at the interval, with Dons dropping to the foot of the table if nothing changes in the second half. Mo Eisa spurned a good chance to equalise just before the break.
- Current basement-boys Forest Green Rovers are goalless at home to Cambridge in the 13:00 GMT kick-off.