With a 3-1 away victory against Everton in the penultimate, 37th round of the English championship, the Sunderland footballers maintained their chances of qualifying for Europe next season, while at the same time extinguishing the home team’s last hope for the same success.
Roehl (43) gave Everton the lead towards the end of the first half, but they Brobbey (59), Le Fee (81) i Isidore (90+1) below created a reversal.
Sunderland are ninth on 51 points, two behind seventh-placed Brighton and Hove Albion and one behind eighth-placed Brentford, who faltered on Sunday.
Brighton lost on the road at Leeds United with 0-1 goal Calvert-Lewin (90+6) are in stoppage time while Brentford played 2-2 against Crystal Palace at home.
Everton is 11th with 49 points.
Arsenal is at the top with 79 points, second Manchester City has two less.
RESULTS OF ROUND 37
Friday:
Aston Villa – Liverpool 4-2 (Rogers 42, Watkins 57, 73, McGinn / Van Dijk 52, 90+2)
Sunday:
Manchester United – Nottingham Forest 3-2 (Shaw 5, Matheus Cunha 55, Mbeumo 76 / Morato 53, Gibbs-White 78)
Brentford – Crystal Palace 2-2 (Ouattara 40, 88 / Sarr 6-11m, Wharton 52)
Everton – Sunderland 1-3 (Roehl 43 / Brobbey 59, Le Fee 81, Isidor 90+1)
Leeds United – Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 (Calvert-Lewin 90+6)
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Fulham 1-1 (Mateus Mane 25 / Robinson 45+3-11m)
Later they play:
Newcastle United – West Ham United
Monday:
Arsenal – Burnley
Tuesday:
Bournemouth – Manchester City
Chelsea – Tottenham Hotspur
(China | Photo: Sunderland AFC)
