On this day in 2015, Sunderland defeated Newcastle United 3-0 at the Stadium of Light to make it six derby victories in a row. Not only was this game about bragging rights, it also had a massive impact on the Premier League relegation battle. It was Sam Allardyce’s second game in charge and the Lads were looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat down at the Hawthorns. Allardyce made three changes to the starting 11, bringing in players like Jeremain Lens and Ola Toivonen in hope to change...

On this day in 2000, Stanislav Varga made his debut for Sunderland in a 1-0 win against Arsenal at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland were...

On this day in 2000, Stan Varga signed for Sunderland for a fee of £875,000 from Slovan Bratislava. Sunderland were looking to build on a...