A 2-0 victory over Portsmouth ensured Sunderland clinched their sixth win in seven Sky Bet League One games on Tuesday evening.
The Lads burst out of the traps and led with just 12 minutes on the clock, as a bullet header registered Charlie Wykeâs 26
th goal of the campaign.
Jordan Jones supplied the frontman and moments before the hour mark, he took centre stage to double the advantage through an ice-cold finish.
Dominant throughout, a fifth clean sheet in six games was secured and so were the points, as the Black Cats moved within two points of the top two.
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Ipswich Town 0-1 Sunderland - Match Report
Tuesday, 26th Jan 2021 21:54
Charlie Wyke’s goal in first-half injury time saw Sunderland to a 1-0 victory over 10-man Town, the Blues having been reduced in number early on after Kayden Jackson was red-carded. Jackson caught Bailey Wright with a studs-high challenge in the 10th minute before Wyke’s goal from Max Power’s cross from the right won the three points for the visitors, while full debutant Luke Thomas spurned Town’s best chance in the second half.
Town boss Paul Lambert made four changes to the team which lost 1-0 to Peterborough on Saturday with Thomas making his full debut and Jon Nolan, Luke Woolfenden and Jackson all returning to the XI.
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