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Fabio Borini’s 90th-minute equaliser rescued a draw for Sunderland after a poor performance against Crystal Palace. Despite taking the lead late in the first half, with Dame N’Doye’s shot putting the Black Cats in front after taking a massive deflection off Scott Dann to deceive Wayne Hennessey. Former Sunderland player Connor Wickham scored twice in […]
Sunderland’s first midweek match for a while sees Crystal Palace visit the Stadium of Light. For the first time this season, the Black Cats have the opportunity to do the double over their opponents having beaten the Eagles 1-0 at Selhurst Park in the opposing match. The Black Cats once again have the carrot on […]
Sunderland succumbed to defeat at West Ham today after they were made to pay for a scruffy first half. Patrick van Aanholt made a meal of his clearance and gifted the ball to Michail Antonio, who scored a fantastic goal at the far post after the Black Cats were made to pay for a poor […]
Sunderland visit the Boleyn Ground for the final time tomorrow in high spirits after two solid results against top teams. The Black Cats will be hoping they can put a spanner in the Ironworks and mine out a result against the high-flying West Ham to help ease their relegation fears. In the reverse fixture – […]
The 2016 Capital One Cup final takes place on Sunday between Liverpool and Manchester City – the latter of which beat Sunderland in the 2014 final. What a weekend that was with Red and White littering London. The Black Cats got off to a dream start when Fabio Borini fired past Costel Pantilimon after just […]
Sunderland are monitoring Lille defender Adama Soumaoro ahead of a possible move in the summer, according to the Daily Mail. Soumaoro, 23, has impressed at the French side this season and is capable of playing anywhere across the back four – although he is a centre-half by trade. Sam Allardyce is looking for defensive reinforcements […]
Wahbi Khazri believes that Sunderland have the ability to fight off the threat of relegation once again. The Tunisian was speaking in an interview with Sunderland’s official website. Following the Black Cats run of four points from three games against top opposition, Khazri – who joined the club in January – believes that the team […]
Following the release of Adam Johnson from his contract and the likelihood of Emmanuele Giaccherini departing permanently in the summer, the Black Cats are in desperate need of reinforcements on the flanks in whichever league they end up in next season. Currently, Jeremain Lens and Duncan Watmore are the only senior out-and-out wingers at the […]
Sunderland’s first ever league win over Manchester United at the Stadium of Light gave the Black Cats a crucial victory to boost their survival chances. Wahbi Khazri fired in his first Sunderland goal from 25 yards out after just three minutes, with Defoe jumping over the ball to deceive the Manchester United defence. United levelled […]
With Sunderland well down in the relegation zone and time running out, we’ve looked back to the 2013/14 season – when the Black Cats pulled off their “Great Escape” in the final six games of the season. A Wes Brown own goal gave Everton a 1-0 victory at the Stadium of Light, leaving Sunderland bottom […]
Sam Allardyce says Sunderland need six wins from their last thirteen games in order to guarantee Premier League survival, according to the Sunderland Echo. With just five wins so far this season, the Black Cats sit second bottom of the table on 20 points after 25 games – four points from safety – with very […]
Sunderland visit Anfield today in good spirits following their performance against Manchester City on Tuesday night. It may have resulted in a loss, but the Black Cats dominated after the first half hour and were unfortunate not to take anything from the game. Three of the Black Cats’s winter signings impressed in the game and […]
