Wolves 3 Sunderland 2: McCarthy sends in the subs to sink Mackems and end home sickness

Late Blake show: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake gave Wolves three precious pointsSubstitutes Stephen Hunt and SylvanEbanks-Blake spared Wolves more Molineux misery as they stunned Sunderland with a dramatic late comeback. The visitors looked set to extendtheir unbeaten run to five games as they cancelled out Kevin Foley's50th-minute opener to lead 2-1 after goals from Darren Bent and DannyWelbeck. With 13 minutes left, Wolves fansfeared being dumped on the bottom of the Premier League. But MickMcCarthy's two late substitutes sealed Wolves' second win in 14 gamesafter a thrilling second half. Defensive lapses had contributed toBent and Welbeck scoring in the 67th and 77th minutes to nose thevisitors ahead. But Hunt tapped in his first goal since a £5millionmove from Hull for an 81st-minute equaliser.Lee Cattermole's 85th-minute shoton the run was tipped over by Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey. ButSunderland's defence, who looked exposed without the injured TitusBramble and Michael Turner, were prised apart again as Kevin Doylepicked out unmarked Ebanks-Blake to lash home Wolves' 89th-minutewinner. TEAMSWOLVES (4-5-1): Hennessey; Zubar,Stearman, Elokobi, Ward; Foley, D Jones (Hunt 62min), Mancienne (Ebanks-Blake 80), Milijas, Jarvis; Doyle. Subs (not used): Hahnemann, Van Damme, Fletcher, Bent, Davis. Booked: Ward, Elokobi.SUNDERLAND (4-4-2): Gordon; Onuoha, Mensah (Elmohamady 83), Ferdinand,Bardsley; Zenden (Gyan 55), Cattermole, Henderson (Malbranque 55), Richardson; Bent, Welbeck. Subs (not used): Mignolet, Angeleri, Da Silva, Riveros. Booked:Cattermole, Richardson, Mensah.Referee: M Jones (Cheshire).Furious Sunderland boss Steve Brucesaid: 'If we continue to defend like that it's going to be a toughwinter for us without Bramble and Turner. 'We got punished for rank bad defending. You can't come here and concede three goals to individual mistakes like we did.' McCarthy said his heart rate hadbeen 'up and down like a fiddler's elbow' as his emotions 'went throughthe mill' in the dramatic finale. 'We could do with a bit more qualitybut are never lacking in effort and self-belief,' he said. 'At 2-1 downit would have been easy for the crowd to turn on the team. But theydidn't because we showed such good application and spirit.' McCarthy had alienated some fans by referring to his phone-in and internet message board critics as 'numpties'. 'But if my substitutions hadn't worked today I would have been the numpty,' he said. Mackems mayhem: Darren Bent (centre) levelled for Sunderland Zenden is the daddy at Sunderland: Retirement? No chance, says BoloUnder-fire McCarthy stands firm at Wolves: We are all in dogfight togetherSUNDERLAND AFC

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