Teenager Josh Maja's second-half goal gave Sunderland their first home win for almost a year, as they edged out Fulham 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday.

The 18-year-old's goal -- his first for the club on his league debut -- also lifted the Black Cats out of the bottom three and continued their revival since former Wales coach Chris Coleman took over as manager.

Victory came 364 days after their last home win, when they beat Watford in the Premier League.

"I am really happy for a lot of other people at the moment," said Coleman.

"We have been here a few weeks, we have inherited a lot.

"The people already here, and the supporters, they have been suffering throughout the year without a home win. I am really pleased for them."

Coleman, who left the Wales post after they failed to reach next year's World Cup, said it was great to bring a stop to the 21-game winless streak at the Stadium of Light.

However, he added the bigger picture was to avoid a second successive relegation.

"It's a great feeling and they need to enjoy it because they deserve it," said Coleman.

"It's nice to get rid of an unwanted record, if you like.

"But from my view it is only three points. It's a small win for us, a positive day but we are not getting carried away. We know what is ahead, that's for sure."

Another dire record also came to an end as Queens Park Rangers beat ailing Birmingham City 2-1 away -- their first win in 18 matches on the road since February when they beat the same opposition.

Jack Robinson was the unlikely match-winner with a brace, his first ever professional goals, as Birmingham slid to the foot of the table.

Bristol City maintained their superb run of form with their seventh win in nine matches, beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 to stay third, eight points adrift of leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers, who beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 on Friday.

Derby County moved four points clear of Aston Villa in a battle of fourth against fifth with a comfortable 2-0 win -- former Villa man Andreas Weimann getting the opener.

However, sixth-placed Sheffield United's poor run continued as they slipped to their third successive defeat, losing 1-0 at Preston North End.

"We have to find a way (to get back to winning) -- we're in a little bit of a hole and we need to get out of it," Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder told the BBC.

"I need to get into the players, which I will do, and we need to find an answer because we're not used to this and we're not enjoying it."

Leeds United kept the pressure on their Yorkshire rivals in the race for play-off places with a 1-0 home win over Norwich City, as Swedish international Pontus Jansson scored a header in the first half.