Born in Dundee on this day in 1985, Wallace began his career at Scottish giants Celtic. He made 52 appearances for the Hoops, before making the move to Wearside in 2006. He was an exciting forward that went straight into Keano’s side. He made his debut against Derby County and scored as the Lads began their promotion journey. Wallace scored his sixth goal of the Championship campaign in a 5-0 win over Luton Town, a result which secured the Championship title. He competed on the left wing that...

On this day in 2019, Sunderland went to Fratton Park and drew 0-0 with promotion chasing Pompey. The Lads won the tie 1-0, after Chris Maguire scored a rocket at home in the first leg, and Luke O'Nien was attacked by the Portsmouth fans. Wembley was secured for the second time that season… Needless to say, Portsmouth were going to be aggressive after losing the first tie 1-0. It was going to be a nerve racking game. Grant Leadbitter got things going when he had a solid long range shot in the...

Edouard Michut was born on this day in 2003, in Aix-les-Bains, France. The midfielder spent a season on loan at Sunderland from Paris Saint-Germain but chose not to return to the club when the campaign ended. Michut began his youth career at FC Le Chesnay 78, he played there for two years before he moved to Versailles. Michut stayed there until he got his big move to the PSG academy in 2015. Many people in France labelled him as “the new Veratti”, so he was already being compared to top class...