Gus Poyet vows to fight for his job after Sunderland fans storm dugout and thousands leave before half-time as Aston Villa run riot at Stadium of Light

At least three supporters tried to break through stewards guarding the dugout and thousands more streamed for the exits after two-goal Gabriel Agbonlahor scored Villa’s third on 37 minutes. Christian Benteke headed his second and Villa’s fourth before the interval.
And Poyet said: ‘I would do the same. It was quite alright. They did what they had to do, it was not acceptable.
‘It was probably the worst 45 minutes of my time here. I have no explanation for what happened in the first half.
‘I’m extremely disappointed and shocked. I was not expecting that to happen.’
One incident which typified Sunderland’s embarrassing afternoon was the sight of them playing the first four minutes of the second half with just 10 men.