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Bath earned a scrappy 16-9 Premiership victory over winless neighbours Bristol at the Recreation Ground on Friday night.Baths seventh win in eight games put them top of the table - for 24 hours at least - but their mix-and-match line-up could conjure only one try, scored by wing Jack Wilson in the first half.In front of a record attendance at the Rec of 14,241, Bath spent almost all the first 20 minutes tackling and only once had possession inside the Bristol 10-metre line. For all the ball the visitors had in that first quarter, though, they seldom threatened and when they did, poor alignment let them down.Eventually, a 70-metre Tom Homer clearance bounced kindly into touch inside the Bristol 22 and they were suddenly under pressure when Rhodri Williams clearance was charged down. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch England v Fiji on Saturday and get the first six months half price Bath fly-half Rhys Priestland was helped off with a leg injury to be replaced by Adam Hastings, but Homer opened the scoring for Bath with a 19th-minute penalty.Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau made his comeback after more than 10 weeks out and carried strongly from the restart only for his fellow forwards to go off their feet at the ruck and Billy Searle was on target for 3-3.Helped by a dominant scrum the home side had now shrugged off the overly defensive mindset. In the 27th minute, Wilson supported flanker Tom Ellis to score under the posts after Matt Banahan had drawn several defenders. Homer converted. Taulupe Faletau (L) of Bath chased by Ryan Edwards of Bristol Errors were creeping into Bristols game but their work at the breakdown was busy and they forced enough turnovers and penalties to stop Bath finding any rhythm.When Elliott Stooke was whistled up at a ruck, Searle made it 10-6 with his second penalty.Homer replied from short range after Bristol were caught offside in a ruck in their own 22 but Searle had the last word on the stroke of half-time with his third successful kick when Ross Batty did not roll away quickly enough from the tackle area.A smart break by Williams from the base of the scrum gave Bristol hope but Bath began to crank up the pressure with their ball carriers and Homers third penalty extended the lead to 16-9.Bristol were reduced to 14 men after 64 minutes when centre Jason Woodward fell the wrong side of a ruck on his own line after Faletaus replacement, Zach Mercer, almost made the line.Bath could not make the extra man count, however, and it was Bristol who finished strongest, forcing a line-out in the corner. 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And Allardyce, who felt his side should have scored more, claimed the performance typified a miraculous run of form that had guided the Black Cats to the cusp of safety.Everyone wanted us to perform like we did against Chelsea and we did that better today because we didnt fall behind, Allardyce told Sky Sports. Watch Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce dance for the fans after the club survived relegation We scored three goals and it should have been five or six, that says everything about us today.We were defensively sound and the front lads [were good] despite us getting three goals from set pieces - we should have had more.The attitude of the players, who absorbed the pressure and delivered a performance like that, got us out of trouble. Thats what happened over the last 10 games, weve only had one defeat and weve picked points up. Watch the three goals that saved Sunderland from relegation The draws we got eventually turned into wins and thats led to us to getting safe with one game to go.dddddddddddd Thats pretty miraculous and there is no way I wanted to go to Watford needing something.Wednesdays victory was of stark contrast to the corresponding fixture between the two sides, where Allardyce - three games into his tenure at the club - slipped to a 6-2 defeat.Fast forward six months and Allardyce has become the latest Sunderland manager to avoid the drop, an achievement he feels speaks volumes of the progress that has occurred under his tutelage. Newcastle were consigned to the Championship following Sunderlands win If you go back to our 6-2 defeat at Everton in that shows how far weve come, he added. It has been a long few months, particularly until I could bring in players in January.We turned into a team from January, we were difficult to beat and a team that didnt like losing again. The performance against Chelsea and the comeback has given us the momentum to win this game.The way we beat Chelsea was something we hadnt done this season and that gave the players a lot more confidence. Patrick van Aanholt scores from a free kick at the Stadium of light For Allardyce, thoughts now turn to masterminding the next step in Sunderlands progression away from a relegation-threatened side.Weve just secured the financial side of being in the Premier League which is the most important his season, he said.What that gives us in terms of spending power is the same as everybody, so it comes down to how wise we spend it.The next set of recruitment is crucial because this football club cannot be doing a lap of honour by avoiding relegation again.Also See:Sunderland safe as Toon dropWATCH: Goals that saved Black CatsSunderlands savioursQuinn: Top 10 for Sunderland? ' ' '