Sunderland ended their three-game losing streak with a welcome 3-1 home win over Norwich City on Saturday afternoon to move seventh in the Championship table and just a point adrift of the play-off places. The Black Cats went into the game having suffered losses to Middlesbrough, Stoke City and Leicester City but goals from Trai Hume, Dan Neil and Jack Clarke earned all three points after Hwang Ui-jo had given the Canaries the lead.
Elsewhere in the Championship, Leicester City and Ipswich Town continue to impress as they tightened their grip on the top two spots over the weekend but there is still plenty to play for this term. Sunderland are just three points behind Leeds United in third while only five points separate third and 10th
Using WhoScored’s ratings, we have put together the best 11 performers from Saturday’s Championship games with one Sunderland man making the cut with a 9.9 rating. Take a look...
5. DEF: Sam Byram (Leeds United) - 7.8
Made four clearances, two interceptions and provided four key passes as Leeds cruised to victory over Huddersfield. | Getty Images
6. MID: Harry Winks (Leicester City) - 7.7
Scored the winning goal 10 minutes from time as Leicester beat QPR 2-1 to maintain their impressive start. | Getty Images
7. MID: Jaden Philogene-Bidace (Hull City) - 8.7
Scored a wonderful solo goal as he skipped through the Preston defence to fire home in a 1-0 win for Hull. | Richard Sellers/PA Wire
8. MID: Jack Clarke (Sunderland) -
Is enjoying a fine season at Sunderland and continued that as he helped get the Black Cats back on track with a 3-1 win against Norwich. Scored a goal and provided an assist, as he made five key passes and completed eight successful dribbles. | Will Matthews/PA Wire