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Sessegnon strikes killer blow

Sunderland's James McClean (right) challenges Middlesborough's Tony McMahon during their FA Cup fourth round replay at the Riverside tonight. - Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Middlesbrough 1 Sunderland 2: Stephane Sessegnon secured Martin O’Neill’s eighth win in 12 games in extra-time of their FA Cup fourth round replay against Middlesbrough at the Riverside tonight.

The Benin international blasted home a 112th-minute winner to send the Premier League side through after being pushed all the way by their npower Championship neighbours.

Jack Colback had given the visitors the upper hand in the fourth-round replay with a fine 42nd-minute strike, but Lukas Jutkiewicz's first goal for Boro ensured an extra 30 minutes was required.