Alex Neil reveals reasons behind Sunderland’s tactical set-up yesterday
Sunderland continued their hunt for a play-off place as they beat Gillingham 1-0 yesterday to rise to sixth in the league.
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Danny Batth returns as Sunderland U23s lose 2-0 at home to Burnley U23
Danny Batth made his comeback from an ankle injury but could not prevent an experienced Sunderland U23s side suffering a fifth successive Premier League 2 defeat. Batth was one of five first-teamers in the starting XI which took on Burnley U23s at the Stadium of Light and he completed the full 90 minutes.
Sunderland 2-0 Crewe match report as substitutes strike late to keep Black Cats in play-off hunt
Substitutes Dan Neil and Patrick Roberts scored late goals as Sunderland scraped an unconvincing victory against basement side Crewe Alexandra at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats toiled for 85 minutes against a side that had lost nine of its last ten games, barely testing visiting goalkeeper Dave Richards.
Sunderland vs Crewe team news as Luke O'Nien starts for the Black Cats in one of three changes
Luke O'Nien made his first start since recovering from shoulder surgery as one of three changes to the Sunderland side that beat Fleetwood Town in midweek. O'Nien made a goalscoring comeback from the bench in that game after three-and-a-half months on the sidelines, and he was rewarded by Alex Neil with a place in the starting XI against Crewe Alexandra, with Elliot Embleton missing out.
Alex Neil shares encouraging update on key Sunderland man as Crewe clash looms
Sunderland manager Alex Neil has revealed that Alex Pritchard’s current injury is not as bad as first feared.
Jay Matete shares message as he reflects on Sunderland’s victory over Fleetwood
Sunderland midfielder Jay Matete has taken to Instagram to reflect on his side’s latest performance in League One.
Elliot Embleton starts: The predicted Sunderland XI to play Fleetwood on Tuesday night
Sunderland look to build on back-to-back clean sheets when they host relegation-threatened Fleetwood Town on Tuesday evening.
Alex Pritchard's injury made two dropped points seem the least of Sunderland's problems
Sunderland's goalless draw at Charlton Athletic was a game of contradictions. On the one hand, the return of Nathan Broadhead after two-and-a-half months on the sidelines, a positive performance - including a first-half display that Alex Neil described as the best football of his five-game tenure - in which Sunderland dominated possession, created a hatful of chances, and in which they denied the Addicks so much as a single shot on target.