Sunderland returned to the top of the Championship after a 1-0 win over Hull City on Sunday afternoonTim Walter criticised referee Bobby Madley's role in Sunderland winning goal at Hull City on Sunday and also claimed that Chris Mepham should have seen red shortly before half time at the MKM Stadium.

Sunderland ran out 1-0 winners over Hull City to move back to the top of the Championship, but their winning goal - scored by Wilson Isidor - came with a more than a hint of controversy

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Sunderland dominated possession in the first half after Hull City surprised the visitors with their deep defence, opting instead to play on the break. That changed at the start of the second half but Wilson Isidor’s goal against the run of play gave the Black Cats a lead they then never looked like relinquishing.

Hull City were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland at the MKM Stadium as Tim Walter's men fell to a second successive Championship defeat.

Sunderland are top of the Championship after a superb away win Sunderland maintained their spot at the top of the Championship table thanks to Wilson Isidor’s audacious second-half strike at Hull City.

Follow live coverage as Hull City face Sunderland in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.