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With deadline day arriving tomorrow, Read Sunderland take a look over the five players that Sam Allardyce has brought to the Black Cats so far. The Black Cats began the window in desperate need of quality signings after a dismal December left Sunderland in deep, deep relegation trouble. It took less than a week for […]
Sunderland have announced that Jordan Pickford has signed a contract extension, tieing him down to the Stadium of Light until at least 2020. The 21-year-old goalkeeper, who made his Premier League début earlier this month, has impressed this season – first of all in a six-month loan spell at Preston before making his first two […]
Sunderland have confirmed the signing of veteran goalkeeper Steve Harper until the end of the season. The 40-year-old, who spent 20 years at arch-rivals Newcastle United, will be the Black Cats’ third choice goalkeeper behind Vito Mannone and Jordan Pickford, providing valuable experience for the pair of them. Manager Sam Allardyce, who has been looking […]
Costel Pantilimon and Danny Graham are close to leaving the Black Cats this month, according to the Sunderland Echo. Goalkeeper Pantilimon, 28, started the season as first choice but has recently lost his place to youngster Jordan Pickford and Vito Mannone – whom he ousted himself last season. After failing to feature at all in […]
Once again, a second half capitulation cost the Black Cats dearly as they went from 1-0 up to 4-1 down at White Hart Lane yesterday. Patrick Van Aanholt’s opener was cancelled out within 90 seconds before three second half goals brought an end to any hope of Sunderland taking points from three games on the bounce. […]
Sunderland have completed the signing of Trabzonspor’s Senegalese international Dame N’Doye on a loan deal until the end of the season with a purchase option. N’Doye becomes Allardyce’s second signing of the month – this time a striker. The 30-year-old brings with him an impressive Premier League record of 5 Premier League goals in 15 […]
Sunderland’s FA Cup campaign is over after just one game, with the Black Cats throwing away their early lead to lose 3-1 to Arsenal for the second time in the space of a month. With two Premier League matches coming up later in the week, Big Sam ringed the changes to utilise his squad to […]
The Premier League sides kick off their Emirates FA Cup campaigns this weekend, with Sunderland having a difficult trip to the back to back winners Arsenal. Black Cats manager Sam Allardyce has already confirmed that he will play a weakened team against the holders as he prepares to save the players for the two away […]
Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan was told to leave the Black Cats by club officials, according to ghanasportonline. The 30-year-old, who scored 10 goals in 34 appearances for the Lads, spent three years at Sunderland after signing for a club record £13 million in 2010. He was loaned out to Al Ain, before joining them […]
Defensive midfielder Liam Bridcutt has extended his loan deal with Leeds United until the end of the season. The club confirmed the deal today after the Scotsman initially joined the Yorkshire club on an emergency loan in November. Bridcutt, 26, joined his former Brighton boss Gus Poyet at the Stadium of Light in 2014, making […]
Sunderland fans know all to well that the club’s dealings in the transfer market can be dodgy, and after revealing the top five signings the Black Cats have made in the January transfer window, we look at the opposite end of the spectrum – the five worst. The list, covering the last 19 years, features […]
Sunderland kicked off 2016 in the best way possible – a win over relegation rivals Aston Villa to close the gap to the top 17. Patrick van Aanholt’s deflected volley opened the scoring in the first half, before Carles Gil’s spectacular volley levelled the scores. Jermain Defoe scored twice in the last 20 minutes to […]
