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Sunderland secured a third successive league win against Cardiff for the first time in 103 years as they secured a valuable three points as they bid to stay in touch with Leeds, Sheffield United and Burnley at the top of the Championship.
The Black Cats came into this contest as well rested as a Championship side is ever going to be in March, having not played for eight days and
Rodrigo Muniz scored a delightful chipped goal to give Fulham a 2-1 victory against Wolves at Molineux.
After failing to register a single shot on target in their defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday, Fulham enjoyed a lightning start with Ryan Sessegnon sweeping past Jose Sa after just 59 seconds having being put through on goal by Andreas Pereira.
However, their lead did not last long as Joao Gomes, after
Sheffield United went level on points with Championship leaders Sunderland with a deserved win over local rivals Sheffield Wednesday.
After a largely forgettable first 45 minutes, the home side made a great start to the second half when Tyrese Campbell finished coolly after being slipped in by Callum O’Hare.
The Owls struggled to create anything of note in response, with sub Djeidi Gassama going closest when he curled a shot
Middlesbrough head coach Michael Carrick told BBC Radio Tees:
“For how well we’ve played for the most part and created so many opportunities, I thought we had a spell around the second goal for maybe five or 10 minutes where we lost the focus or intensity and lost our way a bit, but other than that I thought we were really good.
“We can definitely make it easier for ourselves,