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Sunderland 3-0 Millwall: Black Cats move into the top ten of Championship table in return from World Cup shutdown as Lions miss chance to go fourth

Sunderland climbed into the top 10 of the Sky Bet Championship as they made a winning return after the World Cup shutdown.

Second-half goals from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Ellis Simms enabled the Black Cats to claim a 3-0 victory over Millwall, who succumbed tamely on Wearside.

Sunderland effectively settled things with a two-goal burst in the space of five minutes at the start of the second half, improving markedly after a slow start to claim what was only a second home win since August.

Amad Diallo (left) gave Sunderland a deserved lead against Millwall on Saturday afternoon
Alex Pritchard (centre) scored the second goal of the game as Sunderland went 10th

Millwall went into the game knowing a win would lift them into fourth position, and the visitors were the dominant force during a fractious opening half-hour.