Done deal as Jones celebrates with winner

Sunderland 1 Fulham 0

The Trinidad and Tobago international, who signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract earlier in the day, pounced on the loose ball after Mark Schwarzer had saved Djibril Cisse’s 55th-minute shot to edge a tight encounter.

The win, which came in front of a crowd of 36,539, eased the Black Cats further away from the drop zone and set them up perfectly for Sunday’s derby trip to Newcastle.