Sunderland's hopes of securing a Championship play-off place were handed a major boost on Saturday afternoon after Michael Beale's side came from a goal down to see off Plymouth Argyle at the Stadium of Light.
The visitors took the lead six minutes before half-time as in-form striker Ryan Hardie produced a neat finish after breaking in behind the Black Cats defence. A well-worked free-kick routine allowed Pierre Ekwah to restore parity seven minutes into the second-half before fine finishes from Jack Clarke and Jude Bellingham ensured Sunderland claimed three points for the second consecutive home game.
Those six points, coupled with a battling draw at Middlesbrough last weekend, mean Beale's men now head into away days at Huddersfield Town and Birmingham City sat in the Championship play-off places. But what are their chances of ending the season in the top six and keeping alive their dreams of securing a return to the Premier League?
