Parky asks Gooch for even more

by MK Dons before home goalkeeper Lee Nicholls superbly stopped a Chris Maguire free-kick.

Gooch, however, made the decisive breakthrough late on with a beautiful strike into the top corner from the edge of the area.

Parkinson added: “MK Dons are a better team than the league table suggests, and we knew that before we came here – they have beaten

SUNDERLAND 1 ......... Shots on Target ......... 4 4 ........ Shots off Target ......... 8 11 ................ Corners ................. 6 17 ................. Fouls .................. 17 2 ............... Offsides ................ 0 76.9...Passing Success % ...66.9 451 ....... Total Passes ......... 317 58.3 .... Possession % ...... 41.7 43.2..Territorial Adv % ..56.8 good teams recently and we had to work hard to earn the victory.

“I felt in the end we deserved to win, and we had some very good chances before we scored.”

Dons boss Russell Martin, whose side are just three points above the relegation zone, said: “I thought we were excellent and controlled the game in the first half, we looked strong defensively and were the better team.

“It is not a time to panic, we have had to play a lot of tough fixtures in a short period of time – we need to pick up points.”

TRANMERE IPSWICH 2 ........ Shots on Target ......... 7 2 ........ Shots off Target ......... 3 3 ................ Corners ................. 4 15 ................. Fouls ................. 20 4 ............... Offsides ................. 2 51.1..Passing Success % 63.3 323 ....... Total Passes ......... 412 44.1 ..... Possession % ..... 55.9 48.2 .Territorial Adv % ...51.8

CATS WITH THE CREAM Max Power (left) and Lynden Gooch of Sunderland celebrate the win at the final whistle PAUL LAMBERT felt Ipswich got what they deserved after coming from behind to secure a rare win on the road. Manny Monthe’s first-half header had put Tranmere in charge at the interval. But goals from Flynn Downes and Kayden Jackson secured Ipswich their first away win in League One since November 5. “I was reasonably happy with the performance at halftime because we weren’t doing much wrong,” said Lambert. “Overall we were excellent. “The two goals were brilliant. The first was well worked. It was a great ball by Luke Garbutt, he’s been doing that all season. The second

goal was a great passing move and finish.” Lambert’s side went eight league games without a win before beating Accrington last weekend. And after seeing his side take seven points from their last three, Lambert hit back at the critics. “There have only been one or two blips with a few draws,” he insisted. “People went over the top.” Tranmere remain deep in trouble in the relegation zone, three points from safety. Manager Micky Mellon said: “When you’re playing against top-class opposition, you fear at some stage their quality will maybe undo you or put you under pressure. “They’ve run their socks off, and worked really, really hard.”