Sunderland put an end to their losing streak, as they come back from behind to beat Norwich City in a dominant display.
The Black Cats move up to 7th in the league, and within 1 point off the play-offs, whereas Norwich drop down to 17th.
Pierre Ekwah came close to scoring early on in the game, as his powerful shot from 30-yards out was parried away by George Long.
Despite Sunderland’s early pressure, it was the visitors that opened the scoring.
The Sunderland players expected the offside flag to go up after a pass was aimed towards the offside Sara, but he let the ball go and Fisher picked out Hwang Ui-Jo, who finished brilliantly.
Sunderland stuck to their game plan, and 15 minutes later, they were level, thanks to a stroke of luck.
Trai Hume’s shot/cross was deflected by Shane Duffy, and made it’s way into the back of the net.
Just before half-time, Sunderland scored again to go in front.
A majestic run from Jack Clarke set up a chance to play in Dan Neil, and Neil capped the move off with a brilliant chip over the ‘keeper.
Norwich came close to equalising in the second-half, as Christian Fassnacht saw his header bounce back off the post.
The Black Cats were able to put the game to bed, as Jack Clarke won the ball back on the outside of the box, there was a possible opportunity for him to play it to Hemir, but he went alone and was brought down by Kenny McLean.
Jack Clarke stepped up to take the penalty, and put the game beyond The Canaries’ reach, and secured his spot as the league’s top scorer for one more week.
MoTM – Jack Clarke