Last time we came to the Memorial Stadium for a night game, it rained, Don Hutch scored his first two Sunderland goals, and we won a cup tie. Tonight, it rained, Grigg defied his combustibility to put us ahead, Morgan capped a fine display by hammering home the second, and we in the Tent End went home happy and dry. Apologies to my marras on the rain-swept terraces, but it was a cracking night under cover – and they didn’t seem that bothered afterwards anyhow. A repeat of the comfortable league win, really, even if it did seem an absolute age between Morgan’s strike and the final whistle.
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