Sunderland 2-1 Rotherham United: Jobe Bellingham double sinks Millers

Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray stated 17-year-old Jobe Bellingham is “a joy to work with” after the midfielder scored his first senior targets of their comeback Championship win over Rotherham.

Hakeem Odoffin had pushed Rotherham forward with their first try after 20 minutes.

Bellingham headed an virtually prompt equaliser after which stroked house the winner early within the second half earlier than spurning a few possibilities at finishing a hat-trick.

It gave the Black Cats their first win of the season and leaves Rotherham with only one level from their opening three video games.

“Talking to Jobe he is disappointed he didn’t get more goals – but he’s in the six-yard box, he’s there, he’s playing the role we’ve asked him to play. He showed good flexibility. He scored his goals and helped the team win,” Sunderland supervisor Mowbray informed BBC Radio Newcastle.

Mowbray rejected discuss he may use Belllingham as a striker, saying: “It is not a risk and we would not anticipate that. He’s not a quantity 9. I feel he can play broad, he can play like a quantity six and be one in all two holding midfield gamers, he can clearly run and be a working [number] eight – I’ve performed him as a quantity 10.

“I feel his best asset is he desires to be taught soccer. He’s 17 however he asks questions day by day of the coaches – why am I doing this? Where do I am going? What would you like me to do?

“He’s a joy to work with really and I’m just so pleased he’s scored some goals and helped the team win.”

Sunderland started the brighter however Rotherham grew into the sport and a few intricate passing down the correct led to Oli Rathbone discovering Odoffin within the field, and he drove an angled shot beneath Anthony Patterson for his second aim in as many video games.

It proved a wake-up name for the hosts, and inside two minutes Jack Clarke whipped in a deep cross from the left, which Dan Neil headed again throughout aim for Bellingham to nod previous Viktor Johansson, who could not claw it out.

Rotherham misplaced Odoffin to damage inside half an hour, however Cafu examined Patterson from an angle and Jordan Hugill looped a header broad after good work from Andre Green after the break.

For Sunderland, a slip from Bradley Dack prevented him changing on the far put up, Clarke fired over the bar, and Pierre Ekwah’s low drive from distance was properly held by Johansson.

But after 52 minutes Sunderland made the Millers pay as Bellingham calmly stroked house after being teed up by Dack to place the hosts forward for the primary time this season.

Defender Cameron Humphreys denied Bellingham his hat-trick with a courageous block quickly afterwards and Tyler Blackett thwarted Patrick Roberts.

Bellingham scuffed a near-post volley off track earlier than being substituted to an enormous ovation, whereas Clarke fired straight at Johansson and substitute Luis Hemir fizzed previous the put up late on as Sunderland sought to seal it.

Rotherham boss Matt Taylor informed BBC Radio Sheffield:

“Immediately after the sport I used to be pissed off as a result of I assumed defensively we did sufficient to get one thing out of the sport.

“Our use of the ball allow us to down too usually – when it did not we scored an impressive aim and created some good moments. I feel ultimately fatigue performed a component. We gave the ball away too simply. Their aim is an efficient instance of that.

“Some are playing on empty and others aren’t quite where we need to be in terms of level. We need some bodies back and obviously need some help. There’s only so much we can do.”