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The Lads are back! We’re done with the international breaks for a few months and we only have Premier League action as far as the eye can see! We get back into the swing of things with a trip to the capital to take on Fulham who desperately need three points, so can Sunderland pile […]
2 months ago | 1 read
Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Fulham 0 Sunderland 2 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Le Fee Yes, Fulham have a good home record this season but I’m confident of us going into any game at the moment and getting something from it. There’ll be a few question marks over players returning after international duty, however we’ve got […]
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On July 1 2024, a relative unknown called Régis Le Bris arrived at the club. In fifteen months, he’s taken Sunderland from sixteenth in the Championship to fourth in the Premier League — and whilst it’s true that the club and recruitment team have backed him with the tools to do the job, he deserves […]
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On this day, a chastening and embarrassing defeat at Gresty Road saw manager Mick McCarthy read the riot act to his team in the sixth game that Sunderland had only scored 5 in 8. Narrow wins, along with some 0-0 stalemates, had seen McCarthy’s team lack prolificacy around this time in 2003, but it still […]
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This afternoon’s game against Fulham comes off the back of a two week international break which thankfully seems to have seen no new injury concerns emerge, plus three games in which we played a slightly different shape to what we had done before. Will Le Bris stick with this new tactical approach? Will last-minute hero […]
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Saturday 22nd November 2025 Fulham v Sunderland – Premier League Stadium of Light Kick-Off: 15:00 Tickets & Match Coverage Tickets: Tickets are sold out. TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is unavailable in the UK. Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online) Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of the […]
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It’s been an interesting international window for Fulham as the rumours about Marco Silva’s future gather pace – so we caught up with Elizabeth Barnard from The Fulhamish podcast to tell us about everything that is going on at Craven Cottage! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you […]
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Marco Silva’s future has been under question at Fulham, but he has reportedly been offered a new three-year deal. Are fans hopeful that he’ll stay? It’s not been a great start to the season and things are a bit stale but I’d say the vast majority of Fulham fans are hoping Silva will stay, and […]
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Folk are digging out their long coats, scarves, hats, and gloves in preparation for yellow and amber weather warnings, a potential visit from “the Beast from the East”, and even, apparently, “thundersnow”. What they all mean, of course, is that it’s winter! Simples. Regardless of the weather, I for one can’t wait to get back […]
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As regular readers will know, our ‘On This Day’ articles typically focus on major games and significant events at Sunderland AFC. However, the rich tapestry that forms the club’s history is made up of a whole host of games, players and events that happen – and some are rarely talked about again. Take a game […]
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Lars: John, how did you first get involved with football? By that I mean Association Football, or “soccer”, not the American version of football, where they hardly use their feet. John: I was not a fan of English football – in fact not a football fan at all – until I started watching games with […]
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Blondy Nna Noukeu: 5/10 In a game that was far more comfortable than the final score suggests, Nna Noukeu may as well have been a spectator, with his only real action coming from his own pass being intercepted but thankfully the Sporting forward shot well wide. Finlay Holcroft: 6/10 Not as attacking as Cirkin on […]
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Good morning Sunderland supporters – and if you’re looking forward to Saturday’s return to Premier League action as much as we are, we’ve got some great listening for you to whet your appetite for our visit to Craven Cottage. Join Martin, Andrew and Ant as they take a look back at some memorable visits to […]
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Three heavy defeats in a row saw pressure suddenly rise on Lee Johnson and his Sunderland team as the winter period of heavy fixtures was about to set in. Sunderland had lost at home to Charlton Athletic and had followed it up with two very heavy defeats to Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday respectively. These defeats […]
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Since signing Mundle, it’s become clear that he’s a very talented young man. He has all the skills you would want from a winger: pace, directness, dynamism, power, with the dribbling and finishing ability to top it off. Goals against Preston, Luton and Burnley highlighted his explosive and impressive wing play, but that said, he’s […]
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We’ll see further enhancements to the Stadium of Light when fans take their seats for the home match against Bournemouth on November 29. Speculation online during the international break suggests we’ll see updated screens at either end of the ground, with images from the U21 game against Athletic Club showing the old North Stand screen […]
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With reports emanating from Turkey that Arthur Masuaku may be open to a return to his former side, Beşiktaş, in January, would it be in Sunderland’s best interests to allow the former West Ham player to move on? The slew of new recruits that arrived at the Academy of Light during the summer added much-needed […]
2 months ago | 1 read
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
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The weather is changing, and for those who are homeless and struggling, services like Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen are critical. With that in mind, we caught up with Andrea Bell, the wonderful woman behind the most amazing charitable organisation, to hear about what is going on in our city, where things are at this year, […]
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How could we possibly have predicted this? If you had told me this time last year that Sunderland players would be making up 7% of the top 100 Fantasy Premier League performers, I simply wouldn’t have believed you. It’s easy to look at the table and see how well we’re doing as a team this […]
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Without sounding like a broken record, it’s a hell of a time to be a Sunderland fan. A third international break of the season is annoying as it stops us from being able to watch the red and white wizards in action, which, considering we’re unbeaten in four and have just one loss in nine […]
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Malc Dugdale says… The first priority has to be thinning out what may insensitively be termed “deadwood” across the squad for me. We have a lot of players who we know won’t make the grade for a team pushing for the UEFA Champions League slots (I can’t believe I’m writing that about us, and it’s […]
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This campaign had not got off to the best of starts as the World Cup feel-good factor evaporated quickly for Sunderland fans. With just two wins and seven defeats in the first twelve games, we found ourselves in twentieth position in the top tier; it was looking like it was going to be another hard […]
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January is right around the corner, so you know what that means – the transfer rumour mill has kicked back into gear! With that in mind, Gav, Andrew and Jonny got together to chat about the players we’ve been linked with in recent days, to look at how the international break has gone for our […]
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1905/1906 was Bob Kyle’s first season as Sunderland secretary — although the directors still called most of the shots and were in charge of picking the side that took on Everton 120 years ago today. The selection process was drawn out as long as possible to see if Harold Buckle and Jimmy Watson could overcome […]
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