Leaders Wolves held by 10-man Sunderland

LONDON: Wolverhampton Wanderers could see their lead in the English Championship reduced to two points if Cardiff beat Reading today after they were held 0-0 by 10-man Sunderland.

Wolves dominated the game with 24 shots against second from bottom Sunderland who showed a resilient side to their character lacking in the first part of the season especially after Lee Cattermole was sent off in the 62nd minute.

Wolves’ Portuguese manager Nuno Espirito Santo was disappointed that for all their efforts they had only got a point from the game.

“It is disappointing because it is not the result we wanted but frustration, no, it is part of football,” said Nuno.

“Victories are hard to achieve and we work hard to achieve that. The boys did everything.

“They kept trying. There was only one team looking for the three points.

‘But I am not not frustrated and I’m conscious games like this will happen again and we have to find solutions.”

The leaders hold an eight-point advantage over third-placed Bristol City, who scored a late winner on Friday to beat Sheffield United 2-1.

The Blades loss proved costly as they slipped to sixth with both Derby and Aston Villa moving above them after the former beat Barnsley 3-0 and the latter drew 0-0 with Millwall.

Leeds are just outside the playoff places – four points adrift of Sheffield United – Kemar Roofe rediscovering his scoring touch in style in netting a hattrick, in a 3-1 win at Queens Park Rangers, after going goalless in his past eight games.