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International Break Reflections: How Have Sunderland Started 2026/2027?
Alex Charlton says… We were given a tough start to the season, with Brentford (A), Arsenal (H) and Man City (A) likely to yield minimum points, and we were unlucky to take just one. The Ipswich game was disappointing, but it’s the worst time to play a newly-promoted team, especially away from home. I think […]
OTD (24/09/1996): Sunderland Claim Victory In Last Ever League Cup Game At Roker
Peter Reid’s Premiership team were doing OK in the league after their Championship win the season before. Five points from the opening three games had given them a platform to build on and, a 1-0 win at home to Coventry three days before this fixture had lifted the lads up to 10th place. The victory […]
Enzo Le Fée’s New Deal Is Huge News for Sunderland
Gav says… Getting Enzo tied down to a longer, more secure deal is an incredible bit of news, really, and shows how great things are behind the scenes and how good it is for top players to be part of what we’re aiming to achieve here at Sunderland over the coming years. Do not let […]
Haway The Podcast | The Sunder Years | 1923
For our latest deep dive into the history of Sunderland AFC, we look into a new signing, a game (or two!) and an anniversary that happened during the year 1923. Join Martin, Kelvin and Andrew as we take a look back: The career of ‘penalty king’ Billy Clunas – just what was his technique, and […]
OTD (23/9/1975): Sunderland 3-2 Carlisle – Simply Brilliant for 78 Minutes!
Believe it or not, Carlisle United were a difficult proposition for Sunderland in the early to mid-1970s. Even when we beat them, there was nothing easy about it, and so it proved in this contest. Only one other team beat us at Roker Park this season (Crystal Palace in the sixth round of the FA […]
Sunderland’s Etihad Adventure: Brobbey, Banter & Beautiful Chaos
An intense week for SAFC saw us round off the opening act of the season before the extended international break with a Sunday afternoon trip to the Etihad Stadium. While City may not have the same aura of invincibility that they once had in Pep Guardiola’s prime, the latest model is still a fearsome opponent. […]
100 Not Out: Marking A Century Of Sunderland Games For Régis Le Bris
David Elliott says… Régis Le Bris is a fantastic fit for Sunderland. I love his humility, the fact that he understands the city and the role the club plays in people’s lives. He is intelligent, perceptive and remarkably level headed when others seem to lose their heads. His press conferences are brilliant, so full of […]
‘Sunderland 1.5’ — A Lads Team In Transition?
Ordinarily, early-season international breaks can cause consternation and restlessness among fanbases. In this instance, England boss Thomas Tuchel’s gaslighting nonsense regarding his loss of nerve during the World Cup semi-final has set the tone as England prepare for their autumn games, and for sides in good form, losing players to international duty can be a […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Accrington Stanley 3 (3) -3 (1) Sunderland u21 – Entertaining Game But Home Side Win On Penalties
Joe Cowan: 5/10 Made a fantastic save late on as it looked like we were going to hold onto the win but then saw an effort spin in off his hand for the equaliser. Will be disappointed with the first goal too, spilling a relatively soft shot into the path of an opposition player. Unfortunately […]
Haway The Podcast | INTERVIEW | We Catch Up With Denver Hume!
It was a bit chaotic to say the least during the years that Denver Hume climbed the ranks through the Academy of Light to become a first team player! But we caught up with him to talk all about his time at the club! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another […]
Sunderland’s International Break: Where Are the Lads in Action?
Sunderland played five matches in 16 days this month, but now we have to endure 19 consecutive days without watching the Black Cats during a supersized international window – the first since 12 Black Cats represented their countries at the World Cup. At last count, 16 Sunderland players – including one you’ll barely believe – […]
Why Sunderland Fans Shouldn’t Be Worried Just Yet
Heading into the international break, we sit in 14th place, one point above the drop zone, with a grand total of four points, so should we be worried? It seems a section of the fan base is, and that leaves me baffled. I suggest there is one reason alone we are in this precarious (not!) […]
Sunderland Stand Tall Against A Soulless Club
Sunderland were open, attacking, and brave at the Etihad Stadium, and it was this expansiveness that led to us conceding goals we’d usually not. We fell behind three times and levelled twice, and for periods of the match we pinned back one of the best teams in the world with a high press which they […]
OTD (22/9/1999): Sunderland’s 2025 Playoff Semi-Final Hero Is Born
Daniel George Ballard was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on this day in 1999. At the age of eight, he joined Arsenal’s academy and, despite being released twice by the Gunners, was accepted for a scholarship at sixteen following an impressive appearance away at Bayern Munich in a friendly. He signed his first professional contract in […]
Haway The Podcast | Monday Supplement | Man City Debrief
Gav and Martin were joined by the Sunderland Echo’s Jason Jones to go through Sunderland’s 5-3 defeat at Manchester City yesterday. On the agenda today… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily Sunderland show. Ready to have an AI that can tackle […]
Talking Points: Reasons To Be Optimistic Despite Loss In Etihad Slobberknocker
Sunday’s clash with Manchester City was every inch One For The Neutrals, with eight goals, some lovely football, two teams who didn’t know when to stop attacking and some VAR controversy thrown in to season the whole lot. However, the thing with Ones For The Neutrals is that somebody has to come away disappointed and […]
OTD (21/09/1976): Clubs Queue Up As Sunderland’s Skipper Hands In Transfer Request
A lot has been said in recent weeks about not playing in Europe for 53 years, but it’s interesting looking back at how things didn’t really go to plan in the 1973/74 season. We all know that Bob Stokoe had pulled off a miracle by winning the FA Cup after taking the job, but he […]
Editorial: Rollercoaster Of A Week For Sunderland Should Fill Us With Pride
Proud of the Lads… Well, what a week it’s been. As much as I dislike them, it feels like we could do with a three week break after the last nine days or so because the Lads have taken us on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. We could see on paper that it was […]
2 Up, 2 Down: Sunderland And Man City Play Out A High-Scoring Classic
Calum Mills says… Brian Brobbey’s brilliance Hold up play, integration, finishing…he had it all. Bittersweet that we didn’t take all three points, but he was brilliant. It’s like he’s finally recovered from his World Cup efforts. Le Fée, Fofana and Methalie catch the eye Enzo Le Fée was phenomenal in the first half. The assist […]
Matchday Musings: Sunderland Fall Short In An Eight-Goal Etihad Thriller
When I put my name on the rota to write this particular edition of Musings, I certainly wasn’t expecting to be reflecting on a game that featured eight goals, some brilliant attacking play, several defensive howlers and the first Sunderland hat-trick at Premier League level for a decade. However, as we head into the international […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCH REACTION | Man City 5-3 SAFC | Were The Lads Unlucky To Lose?
It was a bit of a rollercoaster, but join Chris, Bomber & James as they give their immediate reaction after the final whistle of Sunderland’s visit to the Etihad! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily Sunderland show. All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway […]
Haway The Podcast | MATCH REACTION | Man City 5-3 SAFC | Were The Lads Unlucky To Lose?
It was a bit of a rollercoaster, but join Chris, Bomber & James as they give their immediate reaction after the final whistle to Sunderland’s visit to the Etihad! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily Sunderland show. All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway […]
Andy’s Player Ratings: Man City 5-3 Sunderland – Brobbey hattrick in vain in eight goal thriller
Robin Roefs: 5/10 City were extremely clinical today but got to be disappointed when almost every shot on goal ends up in the back of the net. Made a good save late on from O’Reilly. Nordi Mukiele: 6/10 Combined well with Meunier down the right but got in a bit of a mix up for […]
Haway The Podcast | Can Sunderland Shock Man City? | MATCH PREVIEW
Sunderland head to the Etihad on Sunday to face Manchester City in their final game before the international break. Fresh from a historic Europa League victory over AZ Alkmaar, can Régis Le Bris’ side pull off another huge result against one of the Premier League’s biggest sides? Manchester City have made a perfect start to […]
Starting XI: Is This The Sunderland Team To Take On Manchester City?
After Wednesday’s win in our debut Europa Cup game we’ve got one of the toughest Premier League fixtures to round off our opening spell of fixtures before this long international break. Anything we get today is something of a bonus, but with four points from our opening four league games we could do with getting […]
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