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Sunderland are back on the road and face the first of consecutive trips to Milton Keynes in a four-day period this Tuesday night – with a place in the last four of the Papa John’s Trophy at stake. The Lads stand two wins from Wembley in this season’s competition, and can additionally use the midweek contest at Stadium MK to avenge November’s league defeat to Russell Martin’s team. Form guide The Lads will look to return to winning ways in Buckinghamshire after being peg...

‘I want him’: Manager determined to sign Sunderland man before Monday deadline Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images Sunderland’s Will Grigg has emerged as a target for League One rivals Oxford United with manager Karl Robinson confirming his interest in the struggling striker, as reported by the Oxford Mail. While MK Dons boss Russell Martin rubbished reports linking him with a move for the Northern Ireland international earlier this week, Robinson has now done precisely the opposite. With j...

Report: Sunderland may offload two big-name players to raise funds for signing NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Danny Graham and Will Grigg are facing uncertain futures at Sunderland with The Sun (24 January, page 59) reporting Lee Johnson wants to free up funds for signings. With Johnson confirming his desire for fresh blood in the final third after Saturday’s 1-0 triumph over Shrewsbury Town, the writing is on the wall for two strikers who have fallen well short of expectations on Wearsid...

Hamilton’s Best of NXT in PROGRESS: Volume 1 Report (10.03.20)   There’s a lot to be said when – after months, if not years of hand wringing over the appearance of the British indies on the WWE Network… the eventual arrival was met with virtual silence. After several shows, PROGRESS’ appearances ended up switching to a myriad of “best of” compilations, with over a dozen of them up at time of writing. I guess that’s what happens when a lot of your recent back catalog sud...

Northern Ireland skipper Steven Davis made his 300 th appearance for Scottish Premiership leaders Rangers FC at the weekend. Davis was unable to celebrate the milestone with a win as Steven Gerrard’s side were held to a 1-1 draw at Motherwell. The runaway leaders, who are still 21 points ahead of nearest challengers Celtic at the top of the table, had to come from behind at Fir Park to clinch a point with Davis again the stand-out player in the heart of the Rangers midfield.  Prior to Sunday...

Lee Johnson has given an update on the fitness and wellbeing of his Sunderland squad ahead of Saturday night’s meeting with Hull City.

Sunderland continue our Sky Bet League One campaign this Saturday (7:45pm), as Hull City visit Wearside for the Stadium of Light’s first contest of 2021. The match sees Lee Johnson’s Lads take on Grant McCann’s second-placed Tigers side, in a league fixture rearranged from Boxing Day due to Covid-19 issues. It represents a chance for Sunderland to move closer or even into the top six depending on results around the grounds, with several League One clubs involved in Emirates FA Cu...

This may not have resulted in the victory Sunderland wanted at the Stadium of Light. Yet this was no ordinary day on Wearside. Even though Bailey Wright struck his second goal of the season with the sweetest of volleys just after the hour, the Black Cats had to settle for a point having fallen behind to Joe Pigott’s penalty three minutes before the break. Given the amount of possession Sunderland enjoyed over the course of the match, they should probably have won this but Wimbledon create...

  End-to-end action ensued early on, but it was the Imps left to ponder how they weren’t in front as the clock ticked past the 15-minute mark.    Brennan Johnson broke in behind the Sunderland backline on two occasions, but on both he failed to apply the cherry on top after breaking the offside trap to sprint through one-on-one.   The forward first effort clipped wide of the post, with Lee Burge doing especially well top force him wide and ensure the second found the side-netting.   ...