Source: TheGuardian
Sunderland delight as Josh Maja sinks Fulham to end barren home year
At the final whistle a joyous smile spread across the face of Josh Maja and it looked as if it would take some removing. Five minutes after stepping off the bench to make his league debut for Chris Coleman’s side, the 18-year-old striker had expertly turned his marker and scored the goal which would secure Sunderland’s first home win for 364 days.The year since Watford were beaten here on 17 December last year has been particularly grim – and sometimes downright gruesome – for the Wearsiders but, remarkably, a crowd of 25,904 turned up to see Maja simultaneously lift Sunderland out of the relegation zone and offer hope of a brighter future. Continue reading......read full article
