Charlie Wyke had a rather incredible final season at the Stadium of Light, scoring 31 goals across 54 appearances in all competitions having scored just 11 in 60 in his first two seasons. He spoke to us about why that season was so unique, and also discussed how the Lads have done since his 2021 exit. STRANGEST SEASON WE WILL EVER HAVE “The COVID season is probably the strangest season we will ever have in any football season. Scoring all them goals and not being able to celebrate in front of...

Sunderland have had plenty of early contenders for signing of the season and it’s fair to say Sunderland’s new Dutch goalkeeper, Robin Roefs, is right up there. Following Anthony Patterson’s heroics at Wembley many wouldn’t have held it against the club to give the academy graduate a chance in the Premier League. However, the decision to bring in Roefs has shown to be a very clever bit of business, but how does he compare to the other keepers in the top flight? Distribution issues have been...

Having arrived at the club from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer for £10 million, I think it would be quite the understatement to say that Nordi has made a pretty good impression on the Mackems. As we sit eight games into our Premier League return, how does Mukiele look statistically in comparison to some of the very best in English football? Mukiele has found himself playing at both centre-half and also now full-back after Saturday’s victory, in which he of course scored the opener in after...