Category: Sunderland
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Search for new Sunderland manager begins
Embed from Getty Images Following Dick Advocaat’s decision not to extend his contract after the end of the season after escaping relegation, the search begins yet again for a new man at the helm. Sunderland will be searching for their fifth manager in just over 2 years, following Martin O’Neill, Paolo Di Canio, Gus Poyet…
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Advocaat leaves Sunderland after Premier League survival
Embed from Getty Images Dick Advocaat has announced he will stand down as Sunderland manager after guiding them to Premier League safety The Dutch coach was appointed in mid March with the side lying 17th in the table after dismissing previous manager Gus Poyet. He managed to win three of his games in charge with…
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Sunderland ensure Premier League survival – In Pictures
Sunderland produced a determined display against Arsenal to ensure their Premier League status on Wednesday evening. The Black Cats needed just one point to ensure they would be in England’s top flight next season and Dick Advocaat’s side did just that against Arsenal away from home. The Gunners tested their resilience throughout the 90 minutes…
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Premier League Players of the Day
Embed from Getty Images Today was another enthralling day of Barclays Premier League football. We saw Sunderland stun Everton in the early kick-off, Burnley relegated and vital wins for Aston Villa, Leicester City and Manchester United. We take a look at the top five Premier League performers of the day; Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) Jermain Defoe has…
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Sunderland shock relegation battlers with Everton win
Embed from Getty Images Goals from Danny Graham and Jermain Defoe gave Sunderland a shock 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon. Leon Osman came close to opening the scoring for the home side early on but the English midfielder was unable to guide his effort into the back of the net.…
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Koeman plans to beat Arsenal to £10m Celtic defender
Embed from Getty Images Southampton boss Ronald Koeman is ready to beat Arsenal in their interest of Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk, Football Express News understands. The 23-year-old Dutchman has been strongly linked with a move to a number of Premier League sides after impressing both in the Scottish Premier League and the Europa League for…
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Sunderland linked with out-of-contract Man City defender
Embed from Getty Images Sunderland are the latest club to be linked with Manchester City’s out-of-contract defender Micah Richards, according to the Sunderland Echo. The Black Cats were offered the ex-England international on loan at the start of the season, but former boss Gus Poyet decided against the move. Richards has been at Manchester City since…
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Press Room: Hughes frustrated, Sunderland boss pleased with point
Embed from Getty Images Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has been left frustrated after his side’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland on Saturday. The former Manchester United striker has guided Stoke to an impressive season thus far and is edging closer and closer towards his target of 50 points, but a ‘frustrating’ performance against relegation battlers…
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Premier League Team of the Week: Hazard leads the line
Embed from Getty Images Arsenal exacted revenge for last season’s drumming by Liverpool to move into second, a new hero emerged in South Wales and the bottom two recorded shock wins to breath new life in the relegation battle. However the pick of the bunch comes from Charlie Adam’s left boot, much to the displeasure…
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Defoe cracker secures another derby win for Sunderland
Embed from Getty Images A wonder goal from Jermain Defoe gifted Sunderland a huge three points in the battle to stay in the Premier League against arch rivals Newcastle. In the what was tipped the biggest Tyne Wear derby since 1990, Sunderland started the brighter and looked well up for this huge game at the…