Isidor helps Sunderland blunt Blades and move back into automatic promotion mix 

The on-loan Zenit frontman's 35th-minute strike - his seventh goal of the season - proved decisive for the Black Cats at the Stadium of Light after Luke O'Nien's own goal had cancelled out Eliezer Mayenda's opener.

SCRAPPING CATS: Sunderland's Eliezer Mayenda celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Pic: Richard Sellers/PA Wire

Sunderland 2 Sheffield United 1

Wilson Isidor fired Sunderland right back into the race for automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over third-placed Sheffield United.