^*^ Sunderland cruise past Millwall to climb into top half of Championship

• Black Cats impress in first game since World Cup shutdown
• League One: Ipswich miss chance to go top against Fleetwood

Sunderland climbed into the top 10 of the 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.

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