Match summary
Sunderland saw off Birmingham 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Jobe Bellingham put Sunderland ahead from a corner in the 17th minute and Koji Miyoshi equalised in the 30th minute. In the second half, Sanderson's own goal put Sunderland back in front from a corner in the 57th minute and Adil Aouchiche made it 3-1 in the 76th minute.
The chances backed that up: Sunderland created 3.09 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Birmingham's 1.37 from 16.
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