Ellis Simms made the perfect start to life at Sunderland as the former Hearts loanee netted twice for his new club in their English Championship win over Bristol City.
The Everton hitman scored a brilliant low effort to hand the Black Cats the advantage after just for minutes but Andreas Weimann brought the hosts level just six minutes later. Chris Martin then put the home side into a 2-1 lead early in the second period but Simms showed his class with excellent footwork before finishing to draw his new side level two minutes later.
Former Ross County and Scotland international Ross Stewart - who was a key man in the promotion bid last term - netted the winner to send the visiting fans wild and secure a big three points on the road for the newly promoted side. The result makes it four points from a possible six for Simms and Co as they sit second in the table after the first couple of games. Next up is a clash with QPR and a familiar face to Scottish football in former Rangers coach Michael Beale.
