Wayne Rooney expressed his delight after claiming his first Championship win as Plymouth boss following a dramatic 3-2 home victory over previously-unbeaten leaders Sunderland.Skipper Joe Edwards scored a stoppage-time winner after Romaine Mundle had cancelled out Ryan Hardie’s second-half penalty which put Plymouth 2-1 up.Patrick Roberts’ first-half spot-kick had given Sunderland a ...Full Story »

A sensational stoppage-time winner from skipper Joe Edwards ended Sunderland’s unbeaten Championship start and gave Wayne Rooney his first victory as Plymouth manager as they triumphed 3-2 at Home Park.Man-of-the-match Edwards was first to react when Sunderland goalkeeper Anthony Patterson brilliantly save Kornel Szucs’ thundering effort in the third minute of added time.Edwards let ...Full Story »

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris is at a loss to explain his side’s perfect start to the season after cruising to a 3-1 victory over Portsmouth.The Black Cats have won four games in a row, and only missed out on a quartet of clean sheets with a freak 91st-minute own goal at Fratton Park.Despite masterminding Sunderland’s best start to a season for 99 years, Le Bris insists he has ...Full Story »

Romaine Mundle made sure Sunderland continued their perfect start to the Sky Bet Championship season by grabbing the third in a 3-1 win over Portsmouth.The Black Cats have a 100 per cent record and, despite conceding for the first time in almost seven hours in stoppage time, they purred to victory on the south coast.Zak Swanson’s calamitous own goal, Alan Browne’s close-range effort ...Full Story »

Regis Le Bris has challenged match-winner Romaine Mundle to hit the repeat button to succeed at Sunderland after his performance against Burnley.Mundle was introduced to the starting line-up after the Black Cats agreed to sell Jack Clarke to Ipswich in a deal worth more than £15million.And the 21-year-old grabbed his opportunity in style with a stirring start against the Clarets which incl...Full Story »

Sunderland stopped free-scoring Burnley in their tracks at the Stadium of Light by making it three wins from three in the Sky Bet Championship.Despite agreeing to sell winger Jack Clarke to Ipswich, the Black Cats secured maximum points through a goal from his replacement on the wing, Romaine Mundle.The 21-year-old has been waiting for his big chance since arriving from Standard Liege in Februar...Full Story »

Regis Le Bris hailed striker Eliezer Mayenda after the teenager bagged his first Sunderland goals in an emphatic 4-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at the Stadium of Light.Mayenda joined Sunderland from Sochaux last summer but struggled to make an impact in his first season on Wearside and was sent on loan to Hibernian in February.The Black Cats are pushing to sign at least one striker before the ...Full Story »

Regis Le Bris enjoyed a dream first home game in charge of Sunderland as the Black Cats thumped Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at the Stadium of Light.The Owls were comfortable winners when they secured safety at Sunderland on the final day of last season but Danny Rohl’s side, who kicked off this campaign with a 4-0 win over Plymouth, were stunned on Wearside on Sunday.Dennis Cirkin set Sunderla...Full Story »

Goals from Ryan Ledson and Mads Frokjaer-Jensen gave Preston a 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Sunderland in their first match since the shock departure of manager Ryan Lowe.Ledson opened the scoring via a deflection in the 37th minute and his Danish team-mate sealed the victory with an excellent 70th-minute solo strike.The Black Cats had made 11 changes from their win against Cardiff but should ha...Full Story »

Boss Regis Le Bris feels Sunderland can only get better after the Frenchman started his reign with a 2-0 win at Cardiff.Luke O’Nien headed Sunderland in front after 18 minutes before Jack Clarke struck in the 89th minute to ensure the Le Bris era started in style.The visitors had just 35 per cent of the ball at Cardiff City Stadium, although victory ended Sunderland’s 10-game winless...Full Story »

Sunderland began the Regis Le Bris era on a high as goals from Luke O’Nien and Jack Clarke handed them a 2-0 Championship victory away to Cardiff in their season opener.O’Nien opened the scoring as he nodded the ball beyond Ethan Horvath from close range in the 18th minute after being left unmarked from a Patrick Roberts free-kick.Cardiff created more than enough opportunities to tak...Full Story »

Sunderland youngster Chris Rigg could be set for a big money Premier League move. The Northern Echo states that Manchester United are ready to put in a bid for his signature. The almost 17-year-old has already played 21 times in the Championship for the Black Cats. However, he has not even signed a professional deal and is still on scholarship terms. United would be able to secure him for ...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday sealed their Sky Bet Championship survival with a 2-0 win at Sunderland.The Owls looked destined for League One when they picked up just three points from their opening 13 matches of the season, with no Championship side having previously survived from such a miserable position.However, October’s appointment of Danny Rohl proved inspired, with the German overseeing a re...Full Story »

Neil Harris paid tribute to the squad he inherited for ensuring Millwall will be playing Sky Bet Championship football again next season.The Lions guaranteed their place in the second tier courtesy of a third straight win delivered by Duncan Watmore’s 71st-minute strike against former club Sunderland.The forward pounced at the near post to turn in Brooke Norton-Cuffy’s delivery and t...Full Story »

Millwall effectively secured Sky Bet Championship football next season after former Sunderland forward Duncan Watmore’s second-half strike at the Stadium of Light earned a 1-0 win.In a game of few chances, Watmore, who had only been on the pitch four minutes, pounced to deliver the crucial goal that earned the Lions a third successive win.Sunderland, however, saw their own winless run on h...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan was left to rue West Brom striker Brandon Thomas-Asante’s failure to manage the situation after he was handed two quick-fire yellow cards in the first half of his side’s 1-0 defeat to Sunderland at The Hawthorns.West Brom were reduced to 10 men in the 43rd minute when Thomas-Asante was booked twice in quick succession for fouls on Jack Clarke and Dan Ballard – t...Full Story »

Ten-man West Brom’s Championship play-off charge was dented as Sunderland won 1-0 at The Hawthorns.Pierre Ekwah netted the winner after connecting first time with a Callum Styles corner at the end of the first half.That immediately followed West Brom forward Brandon Thomas-Asante’s 43rd-minute red card for two bookable offences, the first Albion player to be sent off of Carlos Corber...Full Story »

Leeds missed the chance to go top of the Sky Bet Championship after being held to a disappointing goalless draw by Sunderland at Elland Road.Daniel Farke’s promotion-chasers climbed back into the top two but another below-par display saw them fall short of usurping leaders Leicester, who slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Millwall.Leeds, who were beaten in the league for the first time this year a...Full Story »

John Eustace hailed an “all-round perfect performance” after Blackburn eased their Championship relegation worries with a 5-1 hammering of Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.The Rovers manager was also full of praise for his “unplayable” front four of Sam Gallagher, Sammie Szmodics, Tyrhys Dolan and Ryan Hedges.Szmodics’ double – his 22nd and 23rd goals of the...Full Story »

John Eustace’s wait for a win as Blackburn boss came to an end in emphatic fashion as relegation-threatened Rovers hammered Sunderland 5-1 at the Stadium of Light.The Championship’s top scorer Sammie Szmodics set Blackburn on their way with a quickfire first half double – his 22nd and 23rd goals of the season – before strikes from Ryan Hedges and Tyrhys Dolan early in the...Full Story »