Ahead of our fifth round FA Cup trip to Port Vale, we've spoken to Michael Baggaley, editor of The Valiant newslette r , to gain some insight into how the opposition camp are feeling with a spot in the final eight on the line. Bottom of League One, but Port Vale have done well in the cup! What's the difference between league performances and what's happening in the cup? There’s certainly a contrast. In fact, Vale have only lost two out of 13 games in cup competitions this season and one of...

Regis Le Bris has revealed that before each game Enzo Le Fee and Habib Diarra agree between themselves who will take a penalty for Sunderland, with the Lads generally seeing spot-kick success after last season's penalty nightmare. In other news, he spoke highly of Nilson Angulo who put in a real shift at Elland Road on the right wing. TWO TAKERS "We have two, Enzo and Habib at the minute. They change every game. It was Habib's at Leeds and he scored. He didn't know how! We had the...

Regis Le Bris praised Sunderland's mindset after their 1-1 draw against Bournemouth on the south coast. It's a good point on the road and has stoped our run of consecutive defeats. HARD PLACE TO COME TO “Bournemouth are intense - it has been developed over many years. They are duel-driven and always on the front foot. It was really positive to challenge this situation after three defeats in a row." MINDSET "It is not a question of tactics. It is a question of mindset, and today we showed we...