Wayne Rooney gets a dramatic first Championship win as Plymouth Argyle head coach as his beat Sunderland 3-2 thanks to a stoppage-time goal.
Wayne Rooney had not managed a league victory since 13 December, when he led Birmingham City to a 1-0 win at Cardiff City
Plymouth could have gone ahead when Ibrahim Cissoko curled an effort against the bar midway through the second half, before Ryan Hardie did give them the lead from the penalty spot after he had been fouled by Ballard. Sunderland controlled the first half but took the lead via a harsh-looking penalty as referee John Brooks felt Bali Mumba was adjudged to have shoved Chris Rigg in the box, and Roberts calmly converted.
Adam Randell's long-range strike forced a good save from Patterson early in the second half before the Pilgrims equalised soon after. But Regis Le Bris' side did not give up and the impressive Mundle picked the ball up after having a shot saved and coolly shot low through a crowd of players and into the bottom corner.
"So we can say that was a good part at the end of the game, but at the end we conceded that third goal, so for us we are disappointed. Sunderland have given 930 minutes to teenagers in the Championship in 2024-25, almost twice as many as any other side . They are also one of two teams yet to give a single minute to a player aged 30 or older, along with Hull.
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