Sunderland were the better of the two teams as we drew with Manchester United 0-0 at the Stadium of Light, unfortunately we were unable to break the deadlock at any point. ROBIN ROEFS: 8/10 He wasn’t too busy today, aside from a great save at the death which made sure we earned a point. Dallied on the ball at one point and almost let them in but he avoided embarrassment. LUTSHAREL GEERTRUIDA: 9/10 Worked his socks off and had two of our best chances, forcing a save in the first half and...

On this day in 2016, Sunderland were sat 18th in the table with three games remaining. Desperate for a result with our backs to the wall, we welcomed Chelsea to the Stadium of Light for a 3pm kick-off. Sunderland: Mannone, Yedlin, Kaboul, Kone, van Aanholt, Cattermole, Kirchhoff, M'Vila, Borini, Khazri, Defoe Chelsea: Courtois, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Willian, Fabregas, Obi Mikel, Matic, Hazard, Diego Costa Thirteen minutes into the game, some link-up play between Hazard and...

On this day in 1995, current Sunderland midfielder (out on loan at Middlesbrough) Alan Browne was born. Browne helped us to promotion out of the Championship in 2025. Hailing from Cork, in the Republic of Ireland, Browne began his footballing career by joining the under-19 squad of his local team, Cork City, in 2012. There was no senior debut for his first club however, as he left to sign for Preston North End on New Year’s Day 2014. At the time Preston were in League One and managed by...