According to reports from BILD, Sunderland are looking to bring in Borussia Dortmund striker Adrian Ramos. The Colombian International is reportedly unsettled in Germany and Dick Advocaat is looking to pull off a coup to bring the 6ft 1 striker to Wearside. The Black Cats are understood to have offered a lucrative three-year-deal to the […]
Sunderland today completed the signing of Swedish International Ola Toivonen on a season-long loan from Stade Rennais. The 29-year-old, capped 43 times by his country, played under Black Cats boss Dick Advocaat at PSV during an impressive five-year spell in the Dutch Eredivisie. Toivonen was delighted about his move when speaking to the club’s official […]
Each week before every Sunderland game, you along with a few representatives from Read Sunderland will decide who they would choose to grace the pitch for the Black Cats and why. Think yours is better than any of ours? Tweet @ReadSunderland your XI in the days leading up to the next game and you might […]
Sunderland travel to Villa Park this Saturday looking to gain a foothold in the premier league season, with the Black Cats yet to register a win. Both clubs are coming off the back of a cup scare, with Sunderland defeating Exeter City 6-3 on Tuesday night, thanks to a Jermain Defoe hat-trick. The former Toronto […]
Sunderland travel to Villa Park this Saturday as they search for their first league win of the season. The Black Cats have a significantly worse record in the fixture than the Villans, winning 54 games out of 180 fixtures, with Villa winnings 81 of the meetings. You will have to go all the way back […]
Sunderland hosted Exeter City last night in a 6-3 thriller in the second round of the Capital One Cup. Fourteen thousand fans watched in the Stadium of Light as the Black Cats emulated their season so far with some horror show defending followed up by some decent finishing. However, with the poor standard of opposition […]
Sunderland ‘entertained’ Exeter in the second round of the Capital One Cup last night in a 6-3 thriller. The Black Cats were ruthless going forward and toothless in defence, with the league two side equalising twice in the first half. Dick Advocaat’s side eventually took control of the game in the second period, and in […]
No, it’s not Zlatan, however, Sunderland are close to securing a deal for Swedish striker Ola Toivonen. According to reports today by Sortiris Milios of SDNA, the Black Cats have agreed a deal with Stade Rennais for the forward and may join within the coming days. The 29-year-old will meet with Dick Advocaat, with whom […]
Sunderland take on Exeter City tomorrow evening in the second round of the Captial One Cup. Black Cats boss Dick Advocaat has stated that he intends to field a strong team for the cup clash, hoping that a win will inject some much-needed confidence into the squad. The last time these two sides met was […]
According to reports coming from Rik Elfrink of ED in Holland earlier this evening Sunderland are looking to purchase PSV forward Jurgen Locadia. The Dutch forward, 21, currently plays his football in the Eredivisie, and has a reputation of being a troublemaker. Known for his strong play and tall physique, Locadia would certainly add power […]
Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe’s equaliser earned his side their first point of the season after an improved performance against Swansea on Saturday. The Welsh side took the lead when Bafetimbi Gomis angled in a shot after being set up by Kyle Naughton in the third minute of first half stoppage time. The game was a […]
Yesterday saw Sunderland claim their first point of the new Barclays Premier League season, with a hard-fought 1-1 draw at home to Swansea. A first half goal from Swansea forward Gomis was cancelled out by a great finish from Sunderland’s Jermain Defoe. That was Defoe’s 6th goal in red and white and his second of […]