An away point and a clean sheet is always good so I’m happy with 0-0 today. Both sides, especially Brighton, were let down by their finishing. We had to defend stoutly for a lot of the second-half but having Roefs at the back is always reassuring.   BEFORE   I'm still buzzing from last Sunday's win. I got the train back to London straight after the match and there were loads of our fans on it. When we got off at King's Cross the station echoed with a chant of, “SUN-DER-LAND!”  Today we're...

It's always bad to lose but Manchester City's class proved too much for us today. Despite an improved second-half performance, we gave the ball away too often and  didn't manage to create enough scoring chances.    BEFORE City aren't the all-conquering team they were a few seasons back but they're still a formidable side and if we can get something from this afternoon's game, I'll be delighted. I just noticed that they've actually lost one more game than us so far this season and though they...

We certainly weren’t at our best today, relying at times on hopeful punts upfield, and if Fulham had been better at finishing this could have been a much heavier defeat. BEFORE Once again I'm champing at the bit after another international break and today's game will be my fist away match of the season. Fulham are on a bad run, having lost five out of their last six league games, so they'll be battling to avoid slipping into the bottom three. In contrast we're still luxuriating in the top...