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We’ve had a chance to take a breath after the Liverpool game so we can reflect on the defeat, as well as seeing where we stand after the recent run of results and looking forward to the FA Cup! Luckily we have the company of Simon O’Rourke to help us make sense of it all! […]
The cold seems to come in sideways at Eppleton. It always has, and even on days when the sun sits low and orange over the stand, there’s a bite in the air that seems stitched into the place, as if the ground remembers every winter it’s ever endured. On this particular afternoon, the wind is […]
Ciaran McKenna says… Suffering back-to-back league defeats and losing our impervious home record were tough blows to take but losing to one of the best teams in the world — and the reigning league champions at that — is nothing to be ashamed of. Oxford provides a good opportunity to get back on track, but […]
We’ve seen this before. It’s a familiar movie, with the same script, a different director and different subject matter, yet the same core theme — a Sunderland player becoming a lightning rod for the team’s failure to perform on any given day. For years, the starring role was played by Luke O’Nien, ludicriously branded a […]
History would suggest that at this point of the Division Three campaign, the mood around the club was fairly buoyant. Denis Smith had taken over, we’d been top of the table since mid-October, and we were unbeaten in the league since a 2-1 Halloween reverse at Notts County. However, a disappointing single-goal reverse endured by […]
Losing away at Arsenal (the soon-to-be Premier League champions) and then at home against Liverpool (the reigning trophy-holders) is not the disaster that some social media dwellers would have you believing if you took their words with anything more than a shovelful of salt. Yes, it’s perfectly understandable that Sunderland would drop points against such […]
Konaté and Van Dijk vs Brobbey It’s fair to say that Brobbey was absolutely marshalled out of the game by Liverpool’s centre-halves yesterday. He’s often a huge source of attacking intent and influence for the team but wasn’t able to get a foothold in the game against two players in Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima […]
John Wilson says… Goodbye George A fitting tribute to lifelong supporter George, both on 26 minutes and at half-time. I Couldn’t Get A Ticket For The Game. A lovely sentiment and tribute. Sunderland ‘Til I Die — never a truer word. Enzo A bright star in a mostly mundane performance. His talent shone through when […]
Perhaps it was never going to last forever. Maybe there was always going to come a time when Sunderland’s frankly astonishing home league record for 2025/2026 — that of remaining unbeaten against all visitors to the Stadium of Light — would end, and as a Liverpool side possibly smarting from the manner of their late […]
The January transfer window in the WSL and WSL2 is rarely a quiet affair, but this year’s edition felt especially revealing. It exposed the widening gap between clubs with resources to reshape their squads mid‑season and those who must operate with caution, creativity, and a heavy reliance on internal development. It also highlighted the shifting […]
Well, it probably had to happen at some point, but we’ve beaten at home for the first time! It’s our fourth defeat in six games but it was against a very good Liverpool side which means Chris & Bomber are still feeling positive about things! On today’s show… All of this and more – get […]
Robin Roefs: 7/10 Made one really good flying save in the first half, keeping out a dangerous, swerving effort. Was steady the whole game but flapped a little at the goal. Nordi Mukiele: 8/10 Was dangerous down the right for us today, getting forward to good effect but his best bit of work led to […]
Sunderland go into tonight’s game at the Stadium of Light knowing that a win would not only preserve their unbeaten home record, but also put them level on points with tonight’s opponents. Can we spring a surprise and beat Liverpool on our own turf? Join Gav, Andrew and Ant as they look towards what is […]
Saturday’s game at Arsenal was probably our best away performance of the season – but the fact is we came away on the wrong side of a 3-0 defeat and our away form needs sorting out. At the Stadium of Light, we’re a different proposition, and under the lights we’ll be hoping to continue that […]
Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 1 Liverpool 0 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Diarra We don’t need to fear anyone at the Stadium of Light and Liverpool’s away record suggests we’ve got a good chance of getting something tonight. Of course, it’ll be incredibly tough, but Liverpool can be beaten, and I think we can secure […]
It seems crazy to suggest after winning the title last season, but with one win in eight, is pressure really starting to mount on Arne Slot again? It’s a bit of an uncomfortable conversation. Slot done a brilliant job to win the league last season, especially taking over from Jurgen Klopp. He’s also had to […]
Sunderland were well and truly entrenched at the bottom of the First Division as they stepped into this game against fellow strugglers Bristol City at Roker Park. Eleven games without scoring a goal and fourteen games without a win had seen confidence on the terraces and in the dressing room plummet. The purchase of Mick […]
Wednesday 11th February 2026 Sunderland v Liverpool – Premier League Stadium of Light Kick-Off: 20:15 Tickets & Match Coverage Tickets: Tickets are sold out. TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is available via TNT Sports. Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online) Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of the […]
Sky Sports European reporter and massive lads fan Dougie Critchley joins us to talk about the transfer window in general, and the business Sunderland got done! On today’s show… All of this and more – get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily SAFC show!
Eni Aluko’s recent comments hit hardest those women who are already fighting to be heard. Her argument that male pundits are occupying spaces that should belong to women, and that she and other former players with many caps “deserve” those roles, has ignited a backlash not because the subject is off-limits, but because the way […]
Liverpool under the lights at the Stadium of Light is one of the games that we dreamt about when making the trek to Fleetwood, Accrington, and Burton just a few short years ago. The champions may be off the boil this season in terms of title credentials, but it’s still the sort of game it’s […]
Given that Sunderland are so very close to their points target from the start of the season, there’s a feeling — certainly from my perspective, anyway — that this game against Liverpool has slightly more riding on it than your usual Premier League outing. Every time someone from within the club is asked about targets […]
John Wilson says… ‘Doing a Sunderland’ — a ‘thing’ that a lot of people think exists, no longer is a ‘thing’ with this Sunderland side — that’s if it ever was. This is a new team, on a different level to probably any other team we’ve supported before. That being said, what still applies to […]
February 1936 was an emotional period for everybody connected with Sunderland AFC, and by the tenth of the month, it was time for everyone to pay their final respects to Jimmy Thorpe, the much-loved goalkeeper that had died the previous week following complications with injuries he’d suffered when playing for the Lads against Chelsea on […]
Join Martin, Andrew and Kelvin for another trip down Sunderland memory lane, talking about the events that occured on 9-15 February in Sunderland history. On today’s show… The Bomber returns! Alan Brown replaces Ian McColl for his second spell in charge at the club Our 1985 Milk Cup semi was a tasty affair, on and […]