Sunderland stuns Swansea as Blades go top
Sunderland came back from two goals down to beat in-form Swansea City 3-2 on the road to keep within touching distance of the top two in the EFL Championship.
Regis Le Bris' side found itself 2-0 down inside 17 minutes at Swansea.com Stadium, after goals from Zan Vipotnik and Liam Cullen.
But the Black Cats got back into the match on 28 minutes through Dan Ballard, who headed home from Trai Hume's free kick to score his first league goal since December 2023.
Dan Neil restored parity with a stunning strike from distance after being picked out by Jobe Bellingham, with the Sunderland midfielder rifling the ball home off the crossbar.
Bellingham then sealed the victory two minutes later, arriving late in the box to thump Chris Rigg's cutback beyond Lawrence Vigouroux for his third goal of the season.
The result saw Sunderland move up to third in the standings, while Swansea dropped to 10th in the division after suffering its first defeat in four Championship games.
Elsewhere, Sheffield United took top spot back in the second-tier after a 2-0 victory over lowly Plymouth Argyle at Bramall Lane, piling more pressure on head coach Wayne Rooney.
Goals from Gustavo Hamer and a late Kieffer Moore penalty secured a comfortable win for the league leader, which leads Leeds United by three points.
Plymouth, meanwhile, is a point from safety after its fourth straight defeat.
Sheffield Wednesday got its play-off push back on track with a 3-1 victory over Oxford United at Kassam Stadium, which was its third win in five matches.
Greg Leigh had got the hosts ahead in the first half, before Josh Windass equalised before half-time.
Jamal Lowe netted four minutes into the second half to put the Owls in front, before Djeidi Gassama volleyed in on 61 minutes to make things more comfortable for Danny Rohl's side.
Wednesday is ninth on the table, five points below sixth, while Oxford is 20th and just one point above the relegation zone.
