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O’Neill’s Sunderland had to ‘win game twice’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has praised his side’s character after Wes Brown’s late winner secured a 3-2 win at Queens Park Rangers.<\/p>\n

The Black Cats were pegged back to 2-2, having led 2-0 earlier in the game, but bounced back through Brown’s header to secure a first away win in three.<\/p>\n

“Tonight I felt we drove at them again to win the game when it was at 2-2,” O’Neill told BBC Newcastle.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been very positive which is great and encouraging.”<\/p>\n

It was the first time Sunderland had scored three or more goals in a fixture since a 4-0 victory against Stoke City in mid-September.<\/p>\n

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  • 5 January: Aston Villa 0-1 Sunderland<\/li>\n
  • 22 January: Blackpool 1-2 Sunderland<\/li>\n
  • 7 May: Bolton 1-2 Sunderland<\/li>\n
  • 22 May: West Ham 0-2 Sunderland<\/li>\n
  • 22 October: Bolton 0-2 Sunderland<\/li>\n
  • 21 December: QPR 2-3 Sunderland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    O’Neill’s faith in Nicklas Bendtner was rewarded with an early header that gave the Wearsiders a platform for the success, while Stephane Sessegnon also netted with a cool finish after oupacing the Rangers defence.<\/p>\n

    “We’ve scored three goals tonight, for a side that doesn’t get many I suppose that is very encouraging,” said O’Neill.<\/p>\n

    “The centre forwards were terrific tonight, Sessegnon was out of this world and I thought Bendtner showed what he is capable of doing.”<\/p>\n

    He added: “There were a lot of great performances and it would have been really annoying if we had dropped points there.<\/p>\n

    “There was a possibility of dropping all three.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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