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Blackpool 2-3 Sunderland

Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland’s third pre-season outing of the summer ended 1-1 on Wednesday evening against York City. Dan Neil opened the scoring early on, slotting home from Aiden McGeady’s low cross at the LNER Community Stadium. And after SAFC failed to double their lead, the Minstermen started the second period on the front foot and levelled through Kurt Willoughby. Benji Kimpioka won a penalty late on after coming off the bench and stepped up to take the kick himself, but the ‘keeper was equal to it and the Lads were held. Lee Burge replaced Anthony Patterson in the starting XI, with Ol...

Hearts 0-2 Sunderland A first-half Aiden McGeady double glossed off a productive Scottish training camp on Saturday afternoon as Sunderland overcame Heart of Midlothian 2-0 at a sun-soaked Tynecastle Park. A penalty kick after 14 minutes following a foul on Ross Stewart put the Lads in the driving seat, before the experienced winger added to his tally on 41 minutes with a smart finish set up by Lynden Gooch. The match began in a steady pre-season fashion and witnessed its first half-chance when McGeady fired off target from outside the area nine minutes in. It was not to be long before the op...

Spennymoor Town 2-2 Sunderland AFC Sunderland’s pre-season training friendly at Spennymoor Town resulted in a 2-2 draw at the Brewery Field on Saturday afternoon, with goals either side of half-time from Aiden O’Brien and Ellis Taylor. Joe Tait and Jason Kennedy swung the pendulum the hosts’ way shortly after the break to cancel out O’Brien’s opener, but teenager Taylor supplied the leveller with 22 minutes remaining. Lee Johnson’s first-team squad featured throughout the first half in County Durham, with Michael Proctor overseeing a youthful side for the second...