Sunderland 5 Sheffield Wednesday 0: Story of the night as Cats go top of League One after Ross Stewart hat-trick plus Callum Doyle and Benji Kimpioka goals
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Two goals from Ross Stewart put the hosts in control in the first half while Callum Doyle added a third five minutes before half-time.
Stewart then completed his hat-trick after the break before substitute Benji Kimpioka added a fifth with a neat finish.
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Hide AdSunderland are now two points ahead of second-place Rotherham, although the Millers have a game in hand.
Here’s how the game played out:
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RECAP: Sunderland 5 (Stewart, 13, 37, 57) (Doyle, 40) Kimpioka, 75) Sheffield Wednesday 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Hoffmann, Wright, Flanagan, Doyle, Gooch, Evans, Neil (Kimpioka, 70), Dajaku (Alves, 79), Embleton, Pritchard (Cirkin, 63), Stewart
- Subs: Burge, Alves, Cirkin, Younger, Hume, Harris, Kimpioka
- Sheffield Wednesday XI: Peacock-Farrell, Palmer, Dunkley (Brennan, 29), Johnson, Hunt, Wing, Dele-Bashiru (Corbeanu, 59), Bannan, Mendez-Laing, Paterson, Gregory (Adeniran, 76)
- Subs: Wildsmith, Brennan, Shodipo, Corbeanu, Adeniran, Sow, Berahino
40’ GOAL!!! DOYLE!!!
Another!
This time it’s Callum Doyle with his first Sunderland goal.
An in-swinging corner from Pritchard was headed back across goal by Flanagan and Doyle nodded it home.
3-0!
37’ GOAL!!! STEWART!!!
There’s the second.
It was great work by Pritchard who weaved his way into the penalty area before setting up Stewart.
The striker beat the keeper with a first-time finish.
2-0!
26’ Stewart shot blocked
Stewart is finding space when he runs in behind the Wednesday defence.
The Sunderland forward was almost through again there but Bannan was able to block his shot.
Dan Neil has also been shown a yellow card.
21’ Excellent double save from Hoffmann
The Sunderland keeper had to be alert there, first saving a long-range effort from Wing before denying Gregory’s follow up.
13’ GOAL!!! STEWART!!!
An excellent throughball from Dajaku from the right released Stewart through on goal before the striker slotted the ball past the goalkeeper.
That’s his 13th league goal of the season.