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Sunderland remain in serious danger of relegation after relinquishing a one-goal lead to lose at Portsmouth.

The visitors took the lead against the run of play when Calum Davenport’s cross was tapped in by Kenwyne Jones.

John Utaka fired in an equaliser a minute later and then forced Phil Bardsley to bundle in an own goal that gave the home side the lead.

Sunderland’s woe was sealed late on when Utaka found substitute Armand Traore and he fired in an angled shot.

0-1

1-1

2-1

3-1

LAST SEASON’S CORRESPONDING GAME

Portsmouth 1-0 Sunderland
23 February 2008 – Ref: Phil Dowd
Portsmouth scorer: Defoe 69 pen

THIS SEASON’S REVERSE FIXTURE

Sunderland 1-2 Portsmouth
8 November 2008 – Ref: Steve Bennett
Sunderland scorer: Cisse 4
Portsmouth scorers: Belhadj 51, Defoe 90 pen

REFEREE

Alan Wiley (Stafforshire)