Cats march on as Poyet enjoys cup diversion

Sunderland 1 Leeds United 0

Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet insisted the FA Cup was not a distraction after seeing his Premier League side edge past Championship side Leeds and into the fourth round.

Patrick van Aanholt returned from a 10-match injury lay-off to fire the Black Cats to a 1-0 victory, just the club’s second at the Stadium of Light this season in all competitions and a repeat of the famous 1973 final success against the same opposition.