Portsmouth 4-0 Sunderland
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John Marquis scored twice as Portsmouth thumped high-flying Sunderland to claim a first victory since 17 August.
Marcus Harness and captain Lee Brown were also on target to ease the pressure on Pompey manager Danny Cowley.
In torrential rain at Fratton Park, Pompey took the lead in the 19th minute when Harness rounded off a sweeping counter-attack with a deflected goal.
Defender Brown doubled the lead 11 minutes before half-time with his third goal of the season, poking home from close range.
And on the stroke of half-time striker Marquis touched in a Ronan Curtis free-kick.
Marquis grabbed his second goal just after the hour, tucking in the rebound after Sunderland goalkeeper Ron-Thorben Hoffman had kept out his initial effort.
Sunderland manager Lee Johnson complained the game should have been called off because of a waterlogged pitch late on, but there was no saving his side from a humiliating defeat.
Match report supplied by PA Media
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