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  Lynden Gooch’s second-half strike sealed Sunderland’s first win at Wembley Stadium since 1973, as Tranmere Rovers were beaten in the Papa John’s Trophy Final.    An evenly contested opening 45 yielded little in the way of clear-cut chances, with the respective goalkeepers, Lee Burge and Scott Davies, comfortable throughout much of the first period.   Otis Khan and Charlie Wyke both went close following the restart as the sides traded blows, but it remained goalless as the clocked ticked on.    The opener arrived just before the hour mark, as Aiden McGeady dr...

Keith Hill called Tranmere's 1-0 defeat to Sunderland a 'scoreboard failure'. Photo: Phil Bryan, Pro Sports Images Otis Khan brushed his way past one defender before nutmegging another. As the congregation held its breath the supposedly injured right back pulled the trigger. His shot was powerful but close enough to Lee Burge to allow the Sunderland goalkeeper to make a save – and that’s as close as Tranmere came to clawing their way back into the Papa John’s Trophy Final. But a limited number of shots on goal from Rovers – who are adapting to the injury loss of talismanic strik...

Gill: A Game We Have to Win Friday, 5th Feb 2021 14:19 First-team coach Matt Gill admits Saturday’s home game against Blackpool is a match the Blue have to win as they aim to end a dismal run of form at Portman Road. Town, who are 11th in League One, have lost six of their last seven on their own turf, beating only rock bottom Burton Albion. The Blues have never lost seven in eight at Portman Road in the league, while Blackpool are yet to record a win on their travels to Suffolk. Saturday's game, Town's 24th league fixture of the season, marks the Blues entering the season's second half, ...

Liverpool stuck in worst goalscoring run at Anfield for over 36 years Liverpool drew their third home blank in a row with defeat to Brighton | Marc Atkins/Getty Images In November, Liverpool were celebrating breaking the club's all-time record unbeaten league run at Anfield. The Reds comfortably beat high flying Leicester 3-0 to make it 64 Premier League home games without defeat, surpassing a record that had stood for nearly 40 years. Liverpool broke the club's unbeaten home league record in November | Pool/Getty Images However, fast forward a little over two months and Jurgen Klopp's side a...

There was the record signing, the record sale and the arrival of a player who would go on to become one of the best to ever wear the famous red shirt. The club’s official website had nearly crashed, Fenway Sports Group had made their first major moves in the transfer market and Kenny Dalglish had himself a brand new, £58 million ($80m) strike-force. And all in the space of 24 hours. Sunday marks 10 years since that wildest of transfer deadline days at Anfield. The day of Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres and Andy Carroll. This is the story of Monday, January 31, 2011...