Sunderland stretch lead

Sunderland moved five points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a thrilling second-half comeback to win 3-1 against QPR.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2005 - 20:36

Sunderland moved five points clear at the top of the Coca-Cola Championship after a thrilling second-half comeback to win 3-1 against QPR.

The Black Cats were a goal down at the break after Danny Shittu’s header opened the scoring for the Hoops after 22 minutes.

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