By Far The Greatest Team

Tottenham v Sunderland 16:00   – Spurs came from a goal behind to win 2-1 against Stoke in their penultimate Premier League outing thanks to goals from Clint Dempsey and Emmanuel Adebayor. They come into this final game one point behind North London neighbours Arsenal in the race for fourth place.   – Despite his [...]

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The cruel truth is that our season seems over. Sunderland inspire so little confidence that many, maybe most supporters feel at least they’ll know the worst by tomorrow night. In other words, Wigan fail to win and we survive, they win and we go down, since few consider Sunderland up to doing the job for [...]

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Sunderland v Southampton 15:00      – A John O’Shea goal saw Sunderland fight back to earn a point at home to Stoke in their last outing.   – Adam Johnson remains the main creative driving force behind the Black Cats and manager Paulo Di Canio will be expecting to see him to continue to develop [...]

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Sunderland v Stoke 20:00    – After back to back wins against Newcastle and Everton Paolo di Canio’s reign as Sunderland manager was brought back down to earth after a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Villa.    – Danny Rose had equalized for Sunderland before Villa ran riot in the second half. That was [...]

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Aston Villa v Sunderland   – Despite a much improved second-half performance, Aston Villa were powerless to stop Manchester United in their pursuit of the title as they fell to a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford.   – Aston Villa are fighting for their Premier League survival and, as have been the story of their [...]

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We’ve all seen false dawns but no one can seriously doubt the impact Paolo Di Canio has had or where we would be, for all his feelings of being hard done by, had Martin O’Neill stayed. Pete Sixsmith wonders whether the same commitment from players and fans seen on Saturday can propel SAFC to safety [...]

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Sunderland v Everton, 15:00   – Sunderland host Everton on a high after new manager Paolo di Canio masterminded a famous 3-0 win over Newcastle in their last league game, the first victory for the Black Cats at St James’ Park in 13 years.   – Stephane Sessegnon, Adam Johnson and David Vaughan were all [...]

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Newcastle v Sunderland, 12:00   – A dramatic stoppage-time strike from Papiss Cisse clinch an important 1-0 win for Newcastle at home to Fulham last weekend and ease the relegation fears previously surrounding the club.   – Jonas Gutierrez has established himself as a cult hero amongst the Toon Army thanks to his lung-busting efforts [...]

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Sunderland v Manchester Utd 12:45   – Craig Gardner’s penalty earned a 1-1 draw for Sunderland at the Stadium of Light last time out, leaving them just above the relegation fight.   – Sunderland have just been dealt an unfortunate blow after they found out that star striker Steven Fletcher will now not be fit [...]

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Seven full internationals started for Sunderland against Norwich City. Pete Sixsmithcould be forgiven for wondering whether it was San Marino they had all played for until the manager decided they weren’t quite up to it. This is not the place to come on if your spirits need lifting. It is, however, as incisive an analysis [...]

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Sunderland v Norwich, 13:30   – Sunderland fell to 3-1 defeat away to a rejuvenated QPR last time out, another Steven Fletcher goal proving not enough to knock the will from their opponents who battled back after falling behind. It was a result that put pressure on Sunderland to avoid being drawn into a relegation [...]

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Bob Chapman once again fills Pete Sixsmith’s outsized shoes to  report on a game the master chose to miss. It started as a day when Bob  and a friend would impress two young Aussie women with a scintillating  show by Sunderland preceded by the delights of a west London gastro-pub. Something went wrong; they endured [...]

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QPR v Sunderland 15:00 – EW   – QPR secured a vital win in their relegation fight, as they beat Southampton 2-1 last weekend. Jay Bothroyd was brought back from loan early by Redknapp last month, while Loic Remy was a January purchase, with both players scoring on Saturday to repay Redknapp’s faith.   – [...]

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Sunderland v Fulham 15:00   – Sunderland are five points clear of the relegation zone, despite losing 2-1 to West Brom in their last Barclays Premier League outing. Stephane Sessegnon hit the target in that game.   – Sessegnon also completed 6 dribbles in the game. Only two players have completed more than six dribbles [...]

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Pete Sixsmith reports on another awayday disappointment,  in fact not one but – for him – two in one weekend. Can’t speak for fans of the Leeds Rhinos but it is familiar reading for Sunderland supporters … I should have known that it wasn’t going to be my weekend when a huge Melbourne Storm forward [...]

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- West Brom rocked Liverpool last Monday as two late goals from Gareth McAuley and Romelu Lukaku gave the Baggies a famous win at Anfield.   – Few defenders can claim to have surpassed Gareth McAuley this season, the Northern Irishman repeatedly coming to rescue for Steve Clarkes’ side.  He’s amassed a mammoth 138 interceptions [...]

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Sunderland v Arsenal, Saturday 15:00   – A Craig Gardner penalty was not enough for Sunderland as they fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Reading last weekend.   – Defender John O’Shea continues to display the composure in defence that made him a stalwart at Old Trafford for so many years. He leads the Sunderland [...]

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Sunderland v Swansea, 19:45   Two goals from Steven Fletcher and a penalty from Craig Gardner helped Sunderland battle to a 3-2 win over Wigan in their last league game.   Gardner’s goal was just his third of the season, despite having had 39 shots at goal this season with 61.4% on target. Gardner has [...]

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