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Norwich City 1 Sunderland 3: Grabban at the double against former club

Lewis Grabban returned to haunt former club Norwich City as he scored twice in Sunderland's 3-1 Championship win at Carrow Road on Sunday.

Grabban, who found the net in the Black Cats' opening-day 1-1 draw with Derby County, continued a fruitful start to the season in the 27th minute by racing on to James Vaughan's flick to open the scoring against the run of play.

Aiden McGeady, another transfer-window recruit of new Sunderland boss Simon Grayson, doubled the visitors' advantage with a peach of a strike from the edge of the penalty area on the hour mark.

Grabban had a hat-trick for the day of sorts when he diverted the ball into his own net with 12 minutes remaining, but it did little to derail a fine afternoon for a Sunderland side looking to rebound straight back into the Premier League.