Sunderland 3-2 Shrewsbury Town match report as Nathan Broadhead scores another dramatic late winner

Nathan Broadhead scored another dramatic injury-time winner as Sunderland beat Shrewsbury Town to tighten their grip on a play-off place. The Black Cats looked in total control when goals from Elliot Embleton and then Broadhead put them 2-0 up with less than 15 minutes gone at the Stadium of Light.

But they allowed Shrewsbury back into the game early in the second half, with Josh Vela and ex-Black Cat Tom Flanagan hauling the visitors level before the hour mark. Ross Stewart hit the woodwork and later brought a fine save out of Shrews' keeper Marko Marosi.

It looked like Sunderland would run out of time, until on-loan Everton man Broadhead - who had scored a 95th minute winner against Gillingham in the last home game - headed home in the 92nd minute. That goal marked the first time since August that Shrewsbury had conceded three times in a league game, and it also meant Sunderland notched a third successive victory since September, and extended their unbeaten run to nine games.

Sunderland remain sixth in the table and may drop out of the play-off places on goal difference tomorrow if Sheffield Wednesday win at Plymouth tomorrow. But, crucially, Sunderland are level on points with Wycombe and are just two points behind Monday's opponents Plymouth, and still have a game in hand of both.

Alex Neil made two changes to the side that won at Oxford last Saturday, with Embleton and Luke O'Nien replacing Corry Evans and Patrick Roberts. Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill made one change, in his case to the side that drew 1-1 at home to Ipswich Town last weekend, with Shaun Whalley coming in for Josh Daniels.

Sunderland made a blistering start, racing into a two-goal lead inside the first quarter-of-an-hour. In only the