Second-bottom Boro hung on for their first league victory of 2017 to move to within six points of 17th placed Hull City. Sunderland are 12 points adrift of Hull with only five games remaining and their cause looking hopeless. They would also drop down if they lose to Bournemouth and 18th-placed Swansea beat Manchester United on Sunday. Good performances lead to results, that's the way it goes. I think we've had a couple of pretty good performances in the last few games," Sunderland manager David Moyes said.

Source: The Star April 26, 2017 20:48 UTC