Sunderland Echo

THE MATCH PULLOUT

- By Richard Mennear richard.mennear@jpress.co.uk Twitter:@RichMennea­rJP

Jubilant Chris Coleman heaped praise on his players after Sunderland finally ended a 16-game winless streak and moved off the bottom of the Championsh­ip. Two goals in the final five minutes at the Pirelli Stadium, from James Vaughan and George Honeyman, ensured Sunderland beat Burton Albion 2-o on Saturday to leapfrog them in the table. Itwas also Sunderland's first clean sheet of the season, sparking wild scenes of celebratio­n in the away end. Coleman told his players to 'milk' the victory for 24 hours given the miserable start to the campaign. This was only Sunderland's second league win of the season. "It feels really good," said Coleman, who celebrated with the fans at the end. "It was never going to be easy — the conditions, same for both teams, weren't great. The posi-tion we are in, we don't care where the wins come from, they just have to come consistent­ly. "This is a good start, a good base for us. I said to the players milk it for 24 hours. Enjoy it for 24 hours "We are used to coming out of the dressing room depressed, hence my re-action with the fans. "We are trying to build something. You almost have to regain their trust again and you do that by performing and staying in games. "Over the go minutes, we created the better chances and 1 felt we were the one that was always going to go on and win it. "Burton had their moments, but I felt like we were the team that de-served to get the three points." Coleman brought Vaughan, Joel Asoro and Darron Gibson on from the bench in the second half and all three had a big impact, with the two forwards playing a key role in the win, Vaughan scoring and Asoro setting up Honeyman's clincher. Coleman added: "If we are going to get out of trouble, it isn't just about the ii on the pitch, you need the guys on the bench to come on and make an impact. "That is what it is all about. "They were outstandin­g when they came on and I am really pleased for them." Sunderland moved off the bottom of the Championsh­ip with victory. The Black Cats are now 22nd on lit points, cutting the gap to safety to two points.

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