Sunderland edged past local rivals Sunderland 1-0 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday to return to winning ways in the Championship. (More Football News)
The Black Cats' four-game winning run to begin the season was ended by Plymouth Argyle last weekend, but t✱hey responded well on home soil.
Loꦗcal lad Chris Rigg, aged just 17, earned Sunderland Wear-Tees bragging rights with an outrageous backheel after 24 minutes♏.
Middlesbrough had chances but lacked a cutting edge as Sunderland﷽ made it three clean sheets from three home league games this season.
The win lifಌted Regis Le Bris' men back into top spot in the early standings ahead of West Brom facing Plymouth later in tꩲhe day.
Els𒀰ewhere in the early kick-offs, Johannes Thorup earned his first home league win as Norwich City manager in a 4-1 vic🧜tory over Watford.
The Canaries' only other win this season came on thei🍎r travels at Coventry City last month, but they were good value for their latest triu🍷mph.
Callum Doyle's long-range o🐟pener was cancelled out by Ryan Andrews' strike, before Borja Sainz restored the hosts' lead just before half-time.
Marcelino Nunez added a third nine minutes into the second period and Ben Chrisene made ce𝄹rtain of the three points late on.
ﷺQPR drew 1-1 with London rivals Millwall at Loftus Road, meanwhile, with both sides remaining in the bottom half of the table with one win apiece.
Duncan Watmore rounded off a nice team move to put Millwall ahead after 34 minutes, but Michael Frey poked home a leveller four minutes🐭 later and neither side coul𒁏d find a winner.
