The brilliant photos of Sunderland fans at the Stadium of Light as Black Cats leave it late against Gillingham

Sunderland's persistence finally paid off when substitute Nathan Broadhead beat the otherwise excellent Jack Tucker to an inch-perfect cross from Elliot Embleton, lifting the Black Cats back into the play-off places with six games to go.

Here, though, we take a look at the best photos of Sunderland fans at the Stadium of Light courtesy of our photographer Frank Reid:

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