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Championship roundup: Plymouth rock leaders Sunderland in five-goal thriller

14-Sep-2024 16:41:25 | The Guardian

• Wayne Rooney’s side seal dramatic 3-2 victory
• Blackburn cruise to 3-0 win over Bristol City

A dramatic stoppage-time winner from captain Joe Edwards ended Sunderland’s unbeaten Championship start and gave Wayne Rooney his first victory as Plymouth manager. Man-of-the-match Edwards was first to react when Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson brilliantly saved Kornel Szucs’ thunderous effort in the third minute of added time, letting fly with an equally venomous strike to make it 3-2.

A Daniel Ballard own goal and Ryan Hardie’s penalty had seen Plymouth come back from behind after Patrick Roberts’ first-half penalty, with Romaine Mundle equalising late on for Sunderland before Edwards had the final say against the leaders.