SHARP-SHOT ROTHWELL’S DOUBLE JOY

By Barry Roberts

SOUTHAMPTON 4 S Armstrong 9, A Armstrong 37 (pen), Rothwell 77, 80 SUNDERL AND 2 Mundle 62, Bellingham 71 RUSSELL Martin was full of praise for Joe Rothwell after his double helped Southampton remain in the promotion race.Stuart Armstrong and Adam Armstrong had put Saints into a comfortable first-half lead before Romaine Mundle and Jobe Bellingham hit back. But Rothwell’s 73rd-minute introduction turned the momentum with two goals in three minutes to condemn Sunderland to a sixth straight defeat. Martin said: “Joe is an amazing finisher. The first o...

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