Sunderland 3 Millwall 0: Highlights Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Ellis Simms goals give Cats big win
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After a goalless first half, the Black Cats took the lead when Alex Pritchard’s low cross was flicked on by Ellis Simms and Amad converted at the back post.
Pritchard then doubled his side’s lead when he controlled Lynden Gooch’s cross and beat goalkeeper George Long with a low strike, before Ellis Simms added a third in stoppage time.
The result moves Mowbray’s side up to 10th in the table, one point off a play-off place.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 3 (Amad, 53) (Pritchard, 58) (Simms, 90+3) Millwall 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Paterson, Gooch, Batth, O’Nien, Alese, Evans, Neil, Amad (Roberts, 74), Pritchard (Embleton, 62), Clarke (Cirkin, 80), Simms
- Subs: Bass, Hume, Cirkin, Ba, Embleton, Roberts, Dajaku
- Millwall XI: Long, McNamara (Malone, 82), Cresswell, Cooper, M Wallace (Evans, 82), Mitchell, Saville (Bennett, 67) , Honeyman (Styles, 67) , Voglsammer (Shackleton, 67), Flemming, Bradshaw
- Subs: Bialkowski, Hutchinson, Malone, Evans, Shackleton, Styles, Bennett
70’ Wide from Neil
More good hold up play from Simms to set up Neil inside the box but the latter dragged his low shot wide.
67’ Triple change for Millwall
Honeyman is applauded off by the home fans, while Saville and Voglsammer also make way.
Bennett, Styles and Shackleton replace them.
65’ Close
Embleton’s low cross from the right almost found Simms in the box but Cooper was able to cut out the cross.
Sunderland have been far more threatening in this second half.
58’ GOOOAAAALLLL!!! PRITCHARD!!!
There’s the second.
Sunderland have been much more decisive in the final third in this second half.
Gooch did well to break down the left and pick out Pritchard in the box.
The latter then beat Long , who should have done better, at the keeper’s near post.
2-0!
55’ Off the line!
That was close.
Neil heads Flemming’s header off the line from a Millwall corner.
‘Dan Neil, he’s one of our own’ chant the home fans.
53’ GOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! AMAD!!!
There’s the breakthrough!
Pritchard broke down the left before his low cross was flicked on by Simms and Amad converted a tap-in at the back post.
1-0!
51’ Pritchard shot saved
That was the first shot on target of the second half.
Pritchard’s effort from the edge of the box was straight at the keeper.