 Bent made his first appearance of the 2010 – 11 season in the opening game , a 2 – 2 draw with Birmingham City on 14 August and opened the scoring with a penalty in the 24th minute . He scored the winning goal with stoppage time penalty as Sunderland beat Manchester City 1 – 0 on 29 August . Bent scored the equaliser during stoppage time to earn Sunderland a 1 – 1 draw against Arsenal on 18 September . He then scored twice in Sunderland 's 2 – 2 draw at Liverpool . 
