sport news 3-0 Millwall: Black Cats move into the top ten of Championship table trends now

sport news 3-0 Millwall: Black Cats move into the top ten of Championship table trends now
sport news Sunderland 3-0 Millwall: Black Cats move into the top ten of Championship table trends now

sport news Sunderland 3-0 Millwall: Black Cats move into the top ten of Championship table trends now

Sunderland 3-0 Millwall: Black Cats move into the Championship top 10 as league returns from World Cup shutdown as Lions miss the chance to go fourth Sunderland beat Millwall 3-0 in the Championship's return from the World Cup The league had been paused with several players competing at the tournament Goals from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Ellis Simms secured the three points Sunderland went into the top 10 with the win, while Millwall dropped to seventh 

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Tony Mowbray was delighted with his Sunderland’s side second-half improvement, as they claimed a win over Millwall and climbed into the Championship’s top 10.

The hosts were second-best for most of the opening period at the Stadium of Light, but made it to the break on level terms thanks to some committed defending and a couple of missed opportunities from Millwall’s attackers.

Things were totally different after the break, with Amad Diallo opening the scoring eight minutes in and Alex Pritchard adding a second goal five minutes later.

Amad Diallo (left) gave Sunderland a deserved lead against Millwall on Saturday afternoon

Amad Diallo (left) gave Sunderland a deserved lead against Millwall on Saturday afternoon

Alex Pritchard (centre) scored the second goal of the game as Sunderland went 10th

Alex Pritchard (centre) scored the second goal of the game as Sunderland went 10th

Ellis Simms completed the scoring in stoppage time, tapping home after Millwall goalkeeper George Long misjudged a long clearance, and Mowbray was pleased with his side’s response after some harsh half-time words.

The Sunderland boss said: ‘I wasn’t too happy after the first

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