Sunderland wins 3-0 as strikers all deliver

Sunderland wins 3-0 as strikers all deliver

Published Jan. 1, 2011 1:06 p.m. ET

Sunderland eased to a 3-0 victory over Blackburn Saturday with goals from Danny Welbeck, Darren Bent and Asamoah Gyan securing a sixth home win of the season.

After failing to score from 34 attempts in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat against Blackpool, on-loan Manchester United striker Welbeck opened the scoring in only the 11th minute.

Bent scored his eighth league goal of the season eight minutes later with a glancing header and Gyan completed the scoring in the 89th after replacing a fading Bent for the closing minutes.

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