Sunderland thrash Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light to move into the Championship’s top two after two matches.
Sunderland thrashed Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light to move into the Championship’s top two after the first two matches of the season.
Wednesday dominated possession in the first half and hardly allowed Sunderland a kick inside the opening 10 minutes. But the home side then went ahead through a well-worked routine. Josh Windass’s flick deflected right into the path of striker Mayenda in acres of space outside the box.O’Nien made it 3-0 inside 24 minutes when he reacted quickest to prod home 17-year-old Chris Rigg’s deflected shot.
But the contest was all-but over inside two minutes of the restart as Mayenda finished off a fine team move for his second goal of the game. Michael Smith’s blazed effort in stoppage time summed up the visitors’ second-half performance as Sunderland recorded their second clean sheet from their opening two games.All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.This will be the sixth league meeting between Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats have won three to Sheffield Wednesday’s two, though the Owls did triumph 2-0 last season.
Josh Windass has scored in each of his last four Championship appearances, a run that includes a goal at the Stadium of Light on the final day of the 2023-24 campaign – the 30-year-old is Wednesday’s joint-top scorer in the league under manager Danny Röhl .
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