Clarke scores twice in Sunderland win at Sheff Wed

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Jack Clarke scores a penalty at Sheffield Wednesday

Jack Clarke's penalty at Sheffield Wednesday was his sixth goal in his last five appearances for Sunderland

Sunderland moved up to fourth in the Championship as they dismantled winless Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Dan Ballard met Alex Pritchard's inswinging corner to power home an early close-range header unchallenged.

And it was 2-0 after just eight minutes when the Championship's top scorer Jack Clarke was allowed to cut across the face of the 18-yard box and lash home his sixth of the season inside the right-hand post.

Clarke heaped more pressure on Owls boss Xisco Munoz when he tucked a 30th-minute penalty into the bottom corner - his sixth goal in five games - after Bambo Diaby had pulled down Mason Burstow.

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Line-ups

Sheff Wed

Formation 3-4-3

36Vásquez17Bernard5DiabyBooked at 62minsSubstituted forPalmerat 79'minutes23Famewo14ValentínSubstituted forDelgadoat 73'minutesBooked at 83mins22Hendrick8Byers13Paterson45Musaba9GregorySubstituted forFletcherat 79'minutes21BuckleySubstituted forGassamaat 73'minutes

Substitutes

1Dawson2Palmer4Vaulks6Iorfa15Delgado19Bakinson24Smith27Fletcher41Gassama

Sunderland

Formation 4-1-4-1

1Patterson32HumeSubstituted forSeeltat 85'minutes13O'Nien5Ballard2Huggins24Neil10RobertsSubstituted forBaat 67'minutes7Bellingham21PritchardSubstituted forAouchicheat 67'minutes20ClarkeSubstituted forRiggat 77'minutes11BurstowSubstituted forRusynat 77'minutes

Substitutes

9Silva Semedo15Rusyn17Ba18Taylor22Aouchiche23Seelt25Triantis30Bishop31Rigg

Referee:Samuel Barrott

Attendance:25,987

Live Text

Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Sunderland 3.

Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Sunderland 3.

Attempt missed. Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Paterson.

Attempt saved. George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juan Delgado with a cross.

Offside, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba tries a through ball, but Adil Aouchiche is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Neil.

Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).

Substitution, Sunderland. Jenson Seelt replaces Trai Hume.

Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).

Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Nazarii Rusyn (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday).

Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Juan Delgado tries a through ball, but Djeidi Gassama is caught offside.