Sunderland moved to within a point of the play-off places as goals from Ross Stewart and Amad saw them beat ten-man Middlesbrough at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats should have been out of sight by half-time as they created a series of chances against the Teessiders, but they just could not find a finish.
But all that changed at the start of the second half when Boro defender Dael Fry brought down Stewart as the pair chased a through ball, and the referee awarded a penalty and sent Fry off for a professional foul. Stewart's penalty was saved, but he tapped in the rebound for his 11th goal of the season.
And on-loan Manchester United forward Amad added the second goal ten minutes from time to give his side breathing space. Sunderland's win ended Boro's four-game Championship winning streak, and it lifted Tony Mowbray's men to ninth in the table - just a point behind sixth-placed Boro and fifth-placed Norwich.
