Sunderland can call on Leon Dajaku and Corry Evans for the visit of Portsmouth.Forward Dajaku has shaken off a knock while midfielder Evans, who missed last week’s draw at Accrington with an injury, is fit again.Defender Danny Batth is available after joining from Stoke while midfielder Alex Pritchard is fit despite coming off at half-time against Accrington with a knock.The Black Cats are...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson was frustrated as his side drew 1-1 against 10-man Accrington and lost the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One.Aiden O’Brien came on for the Black Cats at half-time and, within three minutes, put his side ahead with a deflected shot from outside the area.Stanley were reduced to 10 men on 76 minutes when defender Ross Sykes saw red for two bookable offences.It...Full Story »

Accrington will be without Liam Coyle for their clash with Sunderland.Coyle was shown a straight red card for a high challenge when Accrington played MK Dons last weekend.Stanley boss John Coleman revealed that midfielder Tommy Leigh is “touch and go” while David Morgan is “slowly getting back to fitness”.New addition Rosaire Longelo could also feature after the midfielde...Full Story »

Chris Maguire celebrated a memorable return to the Stadium of Light as his hat-trick enabled Lincoln to beat 10-man Sunderland 3-1.Maguire swapped the Stadium of Light for Sincil Bank last summer, and his treble in his first game back on Wearside enabled Lincoln to record back-to-back victories in Sky Bet League One for the first time this season.Maguire made 135 senior appearances for Sunderlan...Full Story »

Sunderland will be without defender Corry Evans for the visit of Lincoln in Sky Bet League One.Evans was knocked unconscious in a collision with goalkeeper Anthony Patterson during the second half of Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Wycombe.Aiden O’Brien could return after being sidelined due to Covid-19 but the game is likely to come too soon for Bailey Wright.Luke O’Nien, Jordan Will...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth praised his team for fighting to the end yet again following their extraordinary 3-3 draw against fellow League One promotion contenders Sunderland.Chairboys captain Joe Jacobson pounced in the eighth minute of stoppage time at the end of an absolute thriller.It is far from the first time Wycombe have earned points at the death this season, after previous dramati...Full Story »

Wycombe captain Joe Jacobson struck in the eighth minute of stoppage time to snatch a 3-3 draw against fellow League One promotion contenders Sunderland at Adams Park.The late goal prevented the visitors from rising to the top of the table, after Ross Stewart looked to have settled a sensational contest with his 17th goal of the season.Sunderland led with just three minutes gone, as Stewart&rsqu...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth will be back in the dugout when his side face Sunderland.The Chairboys boss has missed their last two games after testing positive for Covid.Wanderers will still be without Dominic Gape and Nick Freeman, both of whom are out with injury.Wycombe are currently fourth in the League One table.Sunderland manager Lee Johnson admitted it feels like “Covid is closi...Full Story »

Lee Johnson has challenged his table-topping Sunderland side to “keep the hammer down” to ensure 2022 is an even more successful year than 2021.The Black Cats will end the year sitting at the top of the League One table after Ross Stewart’s first professional hat-trick helped secure an emphatic 5-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.The last 12 months have seen a change of ownership ...Full Story »

Sunderland signed off 2021 in style as they thrashed Sheffield Wednesday 5-0 to climb to the top of the Sky Bet League One table.Ross Stewart claimed his first Sunderland hat-trick as the Owls were comprehensively beaten, with Callum Doyle and Benji Kimpioka also scoring.Sheffield Wednesday might have arrived on Wearside on the back of a 12-game unbeaten run in League One, but Sunderland effecti...Full Story »

Sunderland are again likely to be without Aiden O’Brien as they host Sheffield Wednesday in Sky Bet League One.The Irishman tested positive for coronavirus prior to Monday’s win over Doncaster and has been isolating.Two other squad members in Jordan Wills and Ellis Taylor also tested positive but neither were likely to feature anyway, with the former out injured and the latter a youn...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson was pleased with his side’s comfortable 3-0 win at Doncaster but admitted he wanted even more from his promotion-chasing team.Ross Stewart’s penalty, an Elliot Embleton effort and an own goal from Ben Blythe saw the Black Cats dominate against struggling Rovers and move back into the Sky Bet League One automatic promotion places.Johnson was happy with Sund...Full Story »

Sunderland moved into the automatic promotion places in Sky Bet League One with a 3-0 thumping of managerless Doncaster at the newly-named Eco-Power Stadium.A Ross Stewart penalty, an Elliot Embleton strike and a Ben Blythe own goal had Sunderland in full control of a game they dominated against struggling Rovers.Branden Horton clumsily tripped Leon Dajaku in the box with Stewart firing the visi...Full Story »

Doncaster will check on Ben Close ahead of Monday’s League One home clash with Sunderland.As well as Close (knee), fellow midfielder Dan Gardner and defender Charlie Seaman are also being assessed as they continue their recoveries from injuries.Fejiri Okenabirhie, Jon Taylor, John Bostock, Cameron John and Ro-Shaun Williams remain sidelined for second-bottom Rovers, who are under the caret...Full Story »

A first senior hat-trick for Eddie Nketiah guided Arsenal to a comfortable victory over Sunderland and into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.The back-up striker has reportedly turned down a new deal at the Emirates Stadium and is out of contract in the summer but shone in a 5-1 win which also saw Charlie Patino score on his first-team debut.Nketiah opened the scoring before Nicolas Pepe double...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson and Ipswich interim boss John McGreal were both satisfied after their sides’ 1-1 draw in League One.Both sides had the chances to win the game but the rival managers felt a point apiece was a fair result.Johnson said: “I thought they had the better of the first half. We had the better of the second half and it was a good game in terms of competitiveness...Full Story »

High-flying Sunderland were held to a thrilling 1-1 draw by mid-table Ipswich in League One.James Norwood put the home side in front in added time at the end of the first half but Nathan Broadhead cancelled out the lead early in the second period.Ipswich, who had their newly appointed manager Kieran McKenna watching on from the stands before he takes on the role on Monday, had the lion’s s...Full Story »

Ipswich interim boss John McGreal is likely to shake up his team again for the Sky Bet League One match against Sunderland.McGreal made eight changes to the side for Wednesday night’s FA Cup tie at Barrow, where Town slumped to a 2-0 defeat.Midfielder Sam Morsy was brought on at half-time, and is one of those in contention to return to the starting XI, along with forward Joe Pigott, while ...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher always knew he was going to have a tough start as Plymouth manager and the long trek to Sunderland proved why.After the midweek draw with MK Dons at Home Park, Schumacher found himself two goals down within 13 minutes against a Black Cats side starting to return to promotion form.Dan Neil’s fine finish from a well-crafted corner inside four minutes put the home side in fr...Full Story »

Sunderland moved up to third place in Sky Bet League One with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Plymouth at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats took command quickly and – in Steven Schumacher’s second match in charge of Argyle – made it four victories from six unbeaten matches in the league.Locally produced midfielder Dan Neil put Sunderland ahead in the fourth minute with a finely wo...Full Story »