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Amad Diallo's 86th-minute penalty enabled Sunderland to secure a point and dented Luton's automatic promotion hopes after a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.
The Hatters looked to be closing to within four points of the top two in the Sky Bet Championship after Alfie Doughty's long-range strike opened the scoring at the start of the second half.
But having been tugged down by Amari Bell in the final five minutes of the game, Amad dusted himself off to drill home his ninth goal of the season from the spot.
The Manchester United loanee was one of five second-half substitutes introduced by Tony Mowbray, with his alterations helping ensure the Black Cats did not suffer a second home defeat in the space of four days following their midweek setback at the hands of Sheffield United.
There was very little to choose between the two teams all afternoon, with defences on top and goalscoring opportunities few and far between until the closing stages.
Elijah Adebayo fashioned Luton's first opportunity in the opening five minutes, but while his long-range shot was on target, it lacked the power needed to seriously test Anthony Patterson, who was handed his maiden call-up to the England Under-21 squad earlier this week.
Bell threatened to ask another question of Patterson shortly after, but the Luton defender's dribble into the area was halted by a perfectly-timed sliding tackle from Luke O'Nien.