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Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Portsmouth in the Championship today. ... Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off ...
For Sunderland, the immediate post-war years were characterised by significant spending; the club paid £18,000 (£803,000 today) for Carlisle United's Ivor Broadis in January 1949. [35] Broadis was also Carlisle's manager at the time, and this is the first instance of a player transferring himself to another club. [ 36 ]
On 17 May, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against South Shields, Gateshead, Blackpool and Bradford City. [51] A weeks training camp in Alicante was later confirmed with a fixtures against Eldense and Nottingham Forest. [52] [53] On July 16, a final friendly was confirmed, against Marseille in Bradford. [54]
On 20 February 2023, Sunderland announced a tour of the United States as part of their pre-season preparations, with friendlies against lower-league sides San Antonio FC and New Mexico United. [68] A third and final stateside friendly was announced a few days later, against North Carolina . [ 69 ]
Sunderland finished 5th in the regular 2021–22 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th placed Sheffield Wednesday in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Hillsborough.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below. Blackburn Rovers FC 2 - 2 Sunderland AFC ... Dangerous play by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland). Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland. 15:24 ...
Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Neil following a fast break. Sunderland vs Sheffield United
Sunderland's largest margin of victory at the stadium was a 7–0 win over Oxford United in Division 1 during the 1998–99 promotion season. Sunderland's biggest defeat at the Stadium of Light was 5–0 in a preseason friendly (marking the 20th anniversary of the stadium) against Celtic on 29 July 2017. [114]