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Sunderland 2-1 Luton Town: Impressive Black Cats claim victory in first leg of Championship play-off semi-final

Sunderland's unlikely Championship play-off adventure rolled on with an impressive semi-final first-leg victory over Luton Town.

The Black Cats only scraped into the top six on the final day of the season but were outstanding in extending their unbeaten run to 10 games and ending the Hatters' own 14-game streak.

It all started well for Luton, when Sunderland failed to clear a corner and Elijah Adebayo was on hand to thrash the rebound into the roof of the net after Alfie Doughty's point-blank strike was saved brilliantly by Anthony Patterson.

However, the home side wrested control of midfield, dominated possession, and levelled when Pelly Ruddock-Mpanzu left Patrick Roberts in a heap, Alex Pritchard touched the ball off from the free kick and Amad Diallo's stunning left-foot curler nestled into the top corner beyond a static Ethan Horvath.