Sunderland 0 Middlesbrough 4: Highlights after Dan Neil red card as Sam Greenwood scores for visitors
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Sunderland were beaten 4-0 by Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light in the Championship.
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Hide AdAfter an even first half, Black Cats midfielder Dan Neil was shown a second yellow card for dissent as the hosts were reduced to 10 men.
Middlesbrough then took full control after their interval as Sam Greenwood and Matt Crooks both scored in the space of three m inutes.
The visitors then added a third when Isaiah Jones broke down the right and converted with a calm finish, before a last-minute goal from Marcus Forss.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 0 Middlesbrough 4 (Greenwood, 58) (Crooks, 60) (Jones, 72) (Forss, 90)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Huggins, Ballard, O’Nien, Hume, Neil, Bellingham, Ba, Roberts, Clarke, Burstow
- Subs: Bishop, Seelt, Triantis, Rigg, Aouchiche, Bennette, Taylor, Rusyn, Hemir
- Middlesbrough XI: Dieng, van den Berg, McNair, Fry, Engel, Barlaser, Hackney, Jones, Greenwood, Crooks, Coburn
- Subs: Glover, Smith, Bangura, Lenihan, Howson, Silvera, Rogers, Forss, Latte Lath
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