Amad Diallo once again stepped up to the plate as Sunderland booked a shot at English Premier League promotion.
The former Rangers attacker has had a sensational turnaround at the Stadium of Light after an unsuccessful spell at Ibrox under Giovanni van Bronckhorst and has firmly established himself as a key player and fans' favourite at the Black Cats. Following the final home game of the season the youngster was given a standing ovation and he had the huge travelling support off their feet once again with a stunning goal to fire his side ahead at Preston.
Former Celtic boss Tony Mowbray knew his side needed to win and needed a favour from elsewhere to book a top six finish and with Blackburn recovering from 3-1 down to defeat Millwall 4-3 all Sunderland needed to do was picked up three points.
