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Talking Points: Sunderland Shine On The Banks Of The Royal Blue Mersey
Another blue-riband away day for the Lads When Sunderland fell behind to Merlin Röhl’s (what a name, by the way!) deflected strike at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday — the goal coming at the end of a half during which we’d played some good football without finding the killer touch or the dead-eye finish […]
2 Up, 2 Down: Sunderland Stun Everton On The Road!
Alex Charlton says… Sunderland fight back impressively After the first half, I did worry that the game would peter out into nothingness, but yet again the Lads fought back and the most points picked up from losing positions tells you everything you need to know about this team. You can never write them off — […]
On This Day (18th May 1987): The Messiah Leaves And The Rumour Mill Begins!
It’s the morning after the day before, and for the first time since Sunderland AFC were founded and introduced to the Football League, fans were waking up as fans of a club in the third tier of English football. After relegation from Division One in 1985, Lawrie McMenemy surprised the football world by leaving his […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCH REACTION| EVERTON 1-3 SAFC | The Lads Come Back To Win Again!
The Lads have picked up points from losing positions all season and for the final time on the road this year, we’ve don it again! A brilliant turnaround at Everton sees Sunderland take all three points and Ant & Bomber join Chris to give their reaction! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Everton 1-3 Sunderland – Black Cats Edge Closer To European Spot
Robin Roefs: 7/10 Didn’t have an awful lot to do today with Everton very rarely threatening but stepped up when it matter with a brilliant scramble across his goalline to get something on what should have been an equaliser. No chance with the opening goal after it took a big deflection. Lutsharel Geertruida: 7/10 Tidy […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCHDAY PREVIEW | Everton v SAFC | Last Away Day Of The Season!
Sunderland take on Everton this afternoon at the Hill-Dickenson Stadium in what is our final away game of the 2025/2026 Premier League season, so join us as we chat all about it! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily […]
Starting XI: How Many Changes, Regis? We’re Going For Just The One
Well, here we are. I’m sure as the season kicked off we all thought the best case scenario was we’d be going into this game needing something from it – but of course things have worked out a lot better than that, and it’s nice to be going into the season’s final kickings being a keen […]
Score Predictions: Everton Away With Two To Play – How Will We Do?
Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Everton 1 Sunderland 1 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Xhaka I thought our performance against Man Utd last time out was one of our best of the season, which was very pleasing to see, given our last performance at the Stadium of Light. We go into our final away game of the […]
On This Day (17 May 1919): Mordue Has The Golden Touch In Derby!
Two weeks ago, we featured a cup final between Sunderland and Crook Town in which the Lads took Durham Cup honours after a 1918/1919 fixture programme had been cobbled together following the armistice. Ending the season with a trophy in the cabinet was always going to be welcome, although the truncated campaign had one more […]
Granit Xhaka Is The Embodiment of Humility
He’s played almost forty games for Sunderland but the feeling of seeing Granit Xhaka in a red and white shirt is yet to wear off. We set a high bar by signing him back in the summer, and it even back then, it told the league that we meant business. Xhaka came to Wearside after […]
Match Preview: Everton v Sunderland — Last Road Trip Of The Season!
Sunday 17th May 2026 Everton v Sunderland – Premier League Hill Dickinson Stadium – Kick-Off: 15:00 Tickets & Match Coverage Tickets: Tickets are sold out. TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is available via Sky Sports. Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online) Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of […]
Haway The Podcast | FRANK STYLES | Sunderland’s Mural Man On New Gary Rowell Artwork!
The artwork of Frank Styles has become synonymous with the city of Sunderland and Sunderland AFC, so we caught up with him high up on some scaffolding to hear more about his latest project – a tribute to the late, great Gary Rowell just a stone’s throw from the Stadium of Light! Find out more […]
Work Still To Do For Regis – And Ghisolfi
I’ve come away for a camping weekend, and at times like this, when I’m nice and relaxed (despite the spit of rain as I set up the caravan yesterday evening), I find myself in quite a reflective mood. The reflection this morning, sipping my coffee and listening to the lovely early birdsong, was how I […]
On This Day (May 16th 1990): Sunderland Defy The Odds And Mag Hooligans To Reach Wembley!
What a night on Tyneside! We all have some special memories of supporting this club. Some games stand out as never to be forgotten and this was one of them as we met The Visitors (formerly known as Newcastle United) in the semi-finals of the Division Two playoffs — and how the powers that be […]
Fan Focus: What Can Sunderland Expect From Everton?
With two games to go, Everton remain in the battle for the European spots. Did you expect to be here at the start of the season? I don’t think many — if anyone — expected us to be anywhere near the European conversation this season, but it shows some steady progression as well as inconsistency […]
Haway The Podcast | OPPO PREVIEW | What’s Happening At Everton?!
It’s the final away game of the season, and Sunderland travel to Everton’s brand-spanking new for the second time! We speak to Stephen Hornby from The Toffee Blues to find out about their season and his thoughts on the game! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you […]
On This Day (15th May 2014): Sunderland Plotting Deal For Marcos Alonso!
The ‘Great Escape’ that Gus Poyet’s team managed to pull off was made possible for many reasons, but none as prominent as some of the loan signings that managed to make a huge difference to the squad, namely Fabio Borini and defender Marcos Alonso. Borini’s transfer seemed one that was going to be quite protracted […]
It’s Enzo’s World… And We’re All Just Living In It!
Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa. Form an orderly queue, lads, and then turn yourselves around, because the Frenchman is staying put. He’s the most gifted footballer ever to wear the red and white, and the rest of the league can like it or lump it. I know what you’re thinking. “Big claim”. What about Shack? Baxter? […]
A Deserved Slice Of Recognition For Régis Le Bris!
Cal Mills says… Absolutely deserved! We took him on after a dismal Championship season, he guided us back to the Premier League via the playoffs at the first time of asking, had all but secured our status for next season by March and oversaw a double over the ‘Visitors’. He’s given us an identity as […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Sunderland u21 1 – 2 Burnley u21 – Cup Final Heartache For Black Cats
Joe Cowan: 6/10 Didn’t have a chance with either goal, both being good finishes, but was sharply off his line after the break to prevent a third. Very little to do for the rest of the game. Archie Lightfoot: 6/10 Tried to get forward but was rarely picked out, on the one occasion he got […]
Haway The Podcast | ROKER ROUNDUP | Will Noah Sadiki Leave Sunderland This Summer?
Rooooll up, roooooooll up – it’s time for this week’s Roker Roundup, where your hastily-assembled cast of Haway The Podcasters give their views on all the latest news emanating from Sunderland AFC! On today’s show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily […]
The Night the Bar Rattled – And Was Finally Raised
Like many others, I’ve been watching the Championship play-offs this week with a keen interest. Whether it’s keeping an eye on how Anthony Patterson or Ross Stewart are getting on, or trying to make sense of whatever espionage is currently happening down in Hurworth, there’s been plenty to talk about. But I’m sure I’m not […]
On This Day (14 May 1984) Brutal Ashurst Swings Axe After Season Finale
Len Ashurst was keen to get his own revolution underway – with seemingly little consideration for those around him. After returning to the club as manager to replace Alan Durban, he had successfully secured top flight football for the season ahead – although how much he had to do with the final day 2-0 win at […]
“Plenty Of Movement Inside The Box…BALLARD!”
We’ve all seen it about a million times and from hundreds of angles, but none of us are probably sick of it — even a year down the line. When Dan Ballard headed the ball in off the crossbar and over the line in the 122nd minute on 13 May 2025, it sent the Sunderland-supporting […]
“One Night In Red And White Heaven”
Prior to the visit of Coventry City just over a year ago, you’d have to travel back to 2004 for the last time a Championship playoff semi-final second leg was staged at the Stadium of Light. After falling short of automatic promotion during 2003/2004 and putting up a determined fight during the first leg at […]
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