Sunderland 0 Boro 1
Last updated : 30 January 2002 By Reggie Holdsworth
 | Noel Whelan puts Boro ahead after fifteen minutes |
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A Noel Whelan goal in the first half won Boro three points at the Stadium of Shite as Boro hung on with ten men for most of the second half. Gianluca Festa was sent off for spitting after he had clashed with Kevin Phillips in the six-yard box.