Millwall boss Gary Rowett accused his side of 'gifting' Sunderland goals as the Black Cats ran out 3-0 winners at the Stadium of Light. Rowett's side were the better team in the first half but failed to make their opportunities count.
And in the second half they paid the price as Amad broke the deadlock soon after the break, with Alex Pritchard doubling Sunderland's lead and then Ellis Simms adding the third in injury-time - with Rowett labelling Simms' goal in particular 'an absolute joke' from his team's point of view as defender Charlie Cresswell misjudged a long ball, allowing the striker to run through, lift the ball over the keeper and tap home. "I'm disappointed because I thought we were the better side in the first 45 minutes," said Rowett.
"Sunderland have got the type of players that can get into those little pockets – Pritchard and [Amad] Diallo. [Jack] Clarke tends to stay a bit wider but he caused us one or two problems for 10 or 15 minutes. The best chances, by far, fell to us in the first half.
