Sunderland beat Newcastle 3-0 to ease its relegation concerns in English soccer’s Premier League and clinch a first victory for new manager Paolo Di Canio.
Stephane Sessegnon gave the visitors the lead in the 27th minute of the northeast derby. Adam Johnson made it 2-0 in the 74th minute with a left-foot curling shot from outside the penalty area.
David Vaughan slammed in a shot from the left of the area for the third goal, in the 82nd minute. It was Di Canio’s second game in charge.
The result moves Sunderland three points above the three- team relegation zone.
Later today, league leader Manchester United plays at Stoke.
Yesterday, Arsenal beat Norwich 3-1, Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Fulham, and West Ham tied 1-1 at Southampton. Bottom club Reading drew 0-0 with Liverpool and Everton defeated Queens Park Rangers 2-0.
Also today, Manchester City plays Chelsea in an F.A. Cup semifinal. The winner will play Wigan, which beat Millwall 2-0 yesterday.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Chris Elser at celser@bloomberg.net
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