GIMME FIVE Ten-man Cats put to sword

FRED HOT

JACK JAMES PAUL WARNE hailed a “good day at the office” after Rotherham hammered 10-man Sunderland to go above them in the table.

Rotherham were dominant for large spells of the game and made it pay with doubles from Michael Smith and Freddie Ladapo and a header from Michael Ihiekwe, while Ross Stewart got Sunderland’s only goal.

The Black Cats’ task was made even harder when they were reduced to 10 men in the second half, with Aiden Mcgeady (right) receiving a second yellow card in

ROTHERHAM SUNDERLAND 8 ........ Shots on Target ......... 4 8 ........ Shots off Target .......... 1 5 ................ Corners ................ 0 13 ................. Fouls ................. 22 2 ............... Offsides ................ 0 77.3.. Passing Success...66.0 326 ....... Total Passes ........ 282 54.9 ....... Possession ......... 45.1 67.4..Territorial Adv%...32.6 the 56th minute. Warne said: “It’s always the strikers who get the headlines. They were two great finishes from Smith and he could have had more.

“It was a good day at the office and obviously I am pleased.

“At the moment we are respectful of the opposition but not in awe of them and if we play at our best someone has got to play really well to beat us.

“I thought we were really good but I am still disappointed with the goal we conceded.

“We are obsessed with the defenders letting people inside so that’s a mark against us. We are trying to win every game we play in and sometimes you don’t get your just desserts but this was one of those games where we created a few and we were fortunate enough to take five chances.

“We knew it was going to be a difficult game but I always think if the lads play at their very best then they are very difficult to play against.” Sunderland head coach Lee Johnson said: “It’s a really poor day for us and a massive opportunity missed. It was three points that we wanted – and I don’t think we showed that anywhere near enough.”