Everton 2-1 Sunderland

Everton scored twice in three minutes
at Goodison Park to secure a late 2-1
victory over struggling Sunderland.
Marouane Fellaini took a pass from
Leon Osman at the edge of the box
and turned to dispatch a low shot
through John O'Shea's legs into the
bottom corner with 14 minutes
remaining.
And Osman was the instigator again
when his threaded pass was flicked
inside the penalty area by Fellaini
where Nikica Jelavic pounced to tuck
the ball under the advancing Simon
Mignolet.
Adam Johnson (45) had given
Sunderland a deserved lead when he
reacted quickest to Craig Gardner's
looped delivery into the box and
caught the ball on the drop to place
past Tim Howard.
Sunderland created an early chance
when Steven Fletcher threaded a pass
inside Seamus Coleman to Stephane
Sessegnon and his low drive was
blocked by Howard's left foot.
The Sunderland duo combined again
and this time Fletcher beat Howard
with his low angled shot which slid
past the far post.
Steven Pienaar stung the palms of
Mignolet with an angled shot before
the Sunderland keeper got down and
prevented a low cross from the same
player reaching Fellaini inside the six-
yard box.
Jack Colback then shot weakly at
Howard from eight yards as
Sunderland worked another opening
shortly before the diving Mignolet
punched a long range drive from Phil
Neville away at the other end.
Everton's enjoyed a period of pressure
after the break and were denied an
equaliser when Johnson cleared a
header from Johnny Heitinga off the
line after the defender rose to meet a
Leighton Baines corner.
But the hosts would not be deterred
and were rewarded for a dominant
second half performance with those
two swift goals.