Championship roundup: Cirkin rescues point for Sunderland against Watford
Championship roundup: Cirkin rescues point for Sunderland against Watford
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Dennis Cirkin made amends for giving away a first-half penalty with a last-gasp equaliser to rescue a 2-2 draw for Sunderland at home to Watford in the Championship. The Black Cats took an early lead thanks to Luke O’Nien but looked set to suffer their first home defeat of the season after Tom Dele-Bashiru’s penalty and a stunning effort from Imran Louza in the first minute of the second half. Cirkin had handed Watford their leveller with a needless foul on striker Mamadou Doumbia late in the first half, but the left-back made up for that mistake when he bundled in Enzo Le Fee’s corner in the 89th minute.
Sunderland then had two glorious chances to win it in stoppage time, but Watford’s debutant goalkeeper Egil Selvik denied Wilson Isidor and Le Fee. The draw left Regis Le Bris’s promotion hopefuls fourth in the table. Watford at least halted their slide after three successive defeats, but under-pressure manager Tom Cleverley will be frustrated to have lost two points late on. His side have now won just one of their last nine and have only been victorious three times on the road this season.
Jayson Molumby’s goal deep into injury time snatched West Brom a dramatic 2-1 win over playoff rivals Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Armstrong struck on his Baggies debut in the 74th minute and the hosts appeared set to see out the win. But Wednesday found an equaliser four minutes into stoppage time as Callum Paterson fired home. Just as it look like they had been denied all three points, Molumby turned in a Mikey Johnston corner two minutes later to give Albion the victory.
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