Sunderland travel to White Hart Lane on Saturday minus key players, with suspensions and injuries mounting up for Steve Bruce’s men. Captain Lorik Cana and Kenwyne Jones fall victim to suspension, whilst Lee Cattermole remains a long-term absentee with medial knee ligament damage. However Bruce will be hoping Frazier Campbell will be available to start at his old club...

Talk about a match made in absolute heaven, Sunderland and the Stadium of Light continue to conjure up the sort of firework entertainment that’s usually saved for Guy Fawkes Night, but thankfully no-one on Wearside seems to be reading that script. The season-ticket renewals that fans begrudgingly paid in March now appears a shrewder piece of business than the signings...

Sunderland return to the comfort of the Stadium Of Light on Saturday desperate to stop the apparent ‘mini-crisis’ on Wearside. After a poor performance on the road at Birmingham last weekend, Steve Bruce and his side were somewhat unfortunate to be knocked out of the Carling Cup on penalties during the week, despite a closely fought battle with Aston Villa. Bruce...

The word “report”, as used within the title, implies that there is some tale to tell in terms of Sunderland A.F.C. Well if that is the case when you see that very word we may as well skip the first 80 minutes entirely so that I can begin to even touch upon something to inform you of. The first 45 minutes was rather like taking a Thai bird back to your room only to...

Steve Bruce returns to St Andrews on the back of a fantastic run of form, with his Sunderland side taking seven points from nine in the league, including knocking Saturday’s opponents Birmingham out of the Carling Cup last month.   In the build up to the game Bruce spoke of the need for consistency, stressing that last week’s victory over Liverpool would count for...

After a week of internationals brought a short respite from the exploits of the Premier League, it was safe to say that appetites were made unanimously wet by the prospect of a visit from Liverpool. The fact that the week off was directly following the confident draw against Man U didn’t leave me feeling too grateful, as I would have rather the momentum carried into...

Matches after a two week international break are difficult to preview as we don’t usually know the exact situation at the respective clubs regarding players returning with major or minor injury worries, jet lag or mental fatigue after, possibly, 2 games in a week. Starting line ups are more than usually likely to be different from what we might expect. We do know that...

Sunderland return to Barclays Premier League action with a difficult home tie against title challengers Liverpool on Saturday. The Black Cats strong start to the season has given fresh optimism to the North East and with the Merseysiders suffering a mini blip in form, Sunderland have every chance of upsetting the apple cart. Four homes wins in a row and a credible draw...

Sunderland’s performance at Old Trafford on Saturday continues to be the talk of the football town. Whether it’s Steve Bruce receiving praise upon praise for playing Manchester United at their own game, or Sir Alex Ferguson questioning the fitness of referees or yet another stoppage time error, it’s the fact that Bruce acted on his word that impresses most. Admiration...