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Middlesbrough 1 Sunderland 2

JournalLive — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT

Stephane Sessegnon fired Sunderland into the FA Cup fifth round as Middlesbrough’s brave resistance finally came to an end.

Stoke City 0 Sunderland 1

JournalLive — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT

ON paper it was the biggest away win of Martin O’Neill’s embryonic Sunderland career. On the white surface they played on instead, it was even more impressive.

Sunderland 3 Norwich City 0

JournalLive — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

BEFORE last night’s match Martin O’Neill told fans not to expect “miracles” of Fraizer Campbell, but the person doing most to raise expectations is the striker himself.

Sunderland 1 Middlesbrough 1

JournalLive — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:24:00 GMT

A TALE of heroism, villainy and redemption - just your average day out in the FA Cup.

Sunderland Reserves 1 Bolton Reserves 0

JournalLive — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

CRAIG Lynch scored the only goal of the game as Sunderland reinforced their position at the top of the Barclays Premier Reserve League North last night.

Sunderland 2 Swansea City 0

JournalLive — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:20:00 GMT

TWO pieces of individual brilliance wrapped up the points for Sunderland, who otherwise looked an age away from the team which has raised its game since Martin O’Neill took over the managerial reins from Steve Bruce.

Chelsea 1 Sunderland 0

JournalLive — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:27:00 GMT

EVER get the feeling that this was going to be one of those days? Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill must have thought so as this game passed by with each minute as his men spurned chance after chance.

Peterborough 0 Sunderland 2

JournalLive — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:30:00 GMT

SUNDERLAND overcame a potentially tricky FA Cup obstacle to comfortably book their place in the fourth round and set up a mouthwatering Wear-Tees derby clash.

Arsenal Res 0 Sunderland Res 2

JournalLive — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE Martin O’Neill feel-good factor at Sunderland continued with the long-awaited return of senior men Michael Turner and Craig Gordon in yesterday’s second-string victory over Arsenal.

Wigan Athletic 1 Sunderland 4

JournalLive — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:30:00 GMT

AFTER the Lord Mayor’s Show on Sunday, this was more like End of the Pier stuff from Martin O’Neill’s re-energised Black Cats.

Sunderland 1 Manchester City 0

JournalLive — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:10:00 GMT

THERE may have been times this season when Ellis Short was wondering if he had been sold a pup, so it was a pity he was not at the Stadium of Light yesterday to witness just what Niall Quinn had promised him.

Sunderland 1 Everton 1

JournalLive — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:30:00 GMT

WHEN the January sales get under way at the end of the week, the managers of Sunderland and Everton ought to be jostling at the front of the queue.

Queens Park Rangers 2 Sunderland 3

JournalLive — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:30:00 GMT

WES BROWN'S last-minute header earned Sunderland the victory at Loftus Road - just when it looked like they had gifted QPR a point.

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Sunderland 0

JournalLive — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:30:00 GMT

TOTTENHAM moved up to third place in the Barclays Premier League after returning to winning ways against Sunderland at White Hart Lane.

Sunderland 2 Blackburn Rovers 1

JournalLive — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:30:00 GMT

MARTIN O’Neill allowed himself only a brief leap of joy after starting his tenure with a triumph, with his second-half reshuffle having made all the difference.

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Sunderland 1

JournalLive — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:15:00 GMT

SOMETIMES new managers get a false impression of what they have inherited, but there were no such problems for Martin O'Neill yesterday.

Sunderland 1 Wigan Athletic 2

JournalLive — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:30:00 GMT

TWO minutes into his post-match press conference, Steve Bruce’s phone rang. “That will be Ellis Short,” someone sniggered, hinting at a summons.

Sunderland 0 Fulham 0

JournalLive — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:01:00 GMT

THE day after Children in Need, here was Sunderland in need. They still are, if a little less so.

Manchester United 1 Sunderland 0

JournalLive — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

PERHAPS it was inevitable Steve Bruce would wake up yesterday with a colossal headache and no more points than he started the weekend with, but the unexpected causes of both will infuriate him, and the headache may take a long time to clear.

Sunderland 2 Aston Villa 2

JournalLive — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

IT MAY only have been nine months, but much has changed at the Stadium of Light since Darren Bent took Aston Villa’s 80,000 pieces of silver. Saturday’s see-sawing game showed the positives of Sunderland’s new look have been balanced out by negatives.