Updated at 14.45
SUNDERLAND’S LUCK FINALLY came in as a pair of deflected goals helped them see off Everton 2-0.
Danny Graham has endured a largely miserable two-and-a-half years since moving to the Stadium of Light from Swansea City, but his telling touch on Jordi Gomez’s drive put Sunderland ahead after they had soaked up huge pressure from the hosts.
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Dick Advocaat had targeted a point pre-match, with his set-up seemingly backing that up, Jermain Defoe playing the first half as an auxiliary right wing-back to sum up Sunderland’s approach.
James McCarthy hit the post with a well-hit effort shortly after Graham’s goal, but Defoe himself was the beneficiary of more penalty-box pinball to pile pressure on Sunderland’s direct rivals at the bottom of the Premier League.
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Having pulled themselves from the fire in the dying embers of last season, Sunderland again have a great chance of securing top-flight status for another season.
Everton’s own hopes of salvaging a top-10 finish from their disappointing campaign are fading after a second-straight defeat.
