Sunderland keeper Jurgen Macho saved a penalty from Neil Mellor to earn the home side a point.
Team: Paul Harrison, Stephen Vaughan, Andy Wright, Adam Flynn, David Raven, Michael Foley-Sheridan, Darren Potter, John Welsh, Neil Mellor, Stephen Gillespie, Ryan Wilkie.
Subs: Jason Massie, Paul Willis, Ian Dawes, Danny O'Donnell, James Smith.