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By Gareth VincentBBC Sport Wales
Last updated on 3 minutes ago.From the section Championship
Players from both sides clash after Luke O'Nien's (right) challenge on Ollie Cooper, which saw the Sunderland defender sent offSwansea City won for just the second time in 11 Championship matches as Joel Piroe, Liam Cullen and Ollie Cooper struck in a 3-1 win over 10-man Sunderland.
Piroe tapped in to put Swansea ahead only for Dan Neil to equalise.
But Cullen's close-range finish and Cooper's drive secured Swansea's first away win since early October.
Sunderland were left counting the cost of Luke O'Nien's 18th-minute red card, for a heavy challenge on Cooper.
The Black Cats drop to 10th in the table having lost for the first time in five league games, with Swansea a place below Tony Mowbray's team on goal difference.
Sunderland have been formidable opponents in recent times, having won five of their nine Championship games before this one and progressed in the FA Cup.
But having failed to turn performances into results too often in recent weeks, Swansea took advantage of O'Nien's dismissal to claim three welcome points.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Patterson
- 32HumeBooked at 90mins
- 5Ballard
- 13O'NienBooked at 18mins
- 11Gooch
- 4EvansSubstituted forMichutat 83'minutes
- 24Neil
- 10RobertsSubstituted forBatthat 22'minutes
- 16DialloSubstituted forBaat 83'minutes
- 20ClarkeSubstituted forBennetteat 83'minutes
- 14StewartSubstituted forDajakuat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Batth
- 7Dajaku
- 12Bass
- 17Ba
- 19Bennette
- 25Michut
- 26Wright
Swansea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Benda
- 22LatibeaudiereBooked at 62mins
- 5CabangoBooked at 19mins
- 6Darling
- 3Manning
- 8Grimes
- 7AllenSubstituted forNtchamat 76'minutes
- 31CooperSubstituted forCundleat 87'minutes
- 4Fulton
- 20CullenSubstituted forSorinolaat 84'minutesBooked at 88mins
- 17PiroeBooked at 53mins
Substitutes
- 1Fisher
- 10Ntcham
- 18Cundle
- 23Wood
- 26Naughton
- 29Sorinola
- 45Congreve
Live Text
Match ends, Sunderland 1, Swansea City 3.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Swansea City 3.
Foul by Luke Cundle (Swansea City).
Édouard Michut (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
Offside, Sunderland. Trai Hume tries a through ball, but Danny Batth is caught offside.
Trai Hume (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
Jewison Bennette (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luke Cundle (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
Matthew Sorinola (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Swansea City).
Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Swansea City. Luke Cundle replaces Oliver Cooper.
Matthew Sorinola (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Trai Hume (Sunderland).
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