Mepham has his Black Cats purring in promotion push

SUNDERLAND kept the pressure on their Championship promotion rivals with a hard-fought win against Cardiff at the Stadium of Light.

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Bournemouth loanee Chris Mepham scored the winner 13 minutes from time after Isaak Davies had cancelled out Eliezer Mayenda's second-minute opener.

With Sheffield United and Burnley both winning, the Black Cats remain eight points adrift of the second-placed Blades with 10 games to play. But Regis Le Bris' side have recovered from successive defeats to Leeds and Hull with back-to-back wins after last week's success at Sheffield Wednesday.