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Second-tier Cambridge United stood between Sunderland and a place in round three of the Milk Cup – and based on their performance at the Abbey Stadium in the first leg, John Docherty’s side must have fancied their chances to progress. With an hour gone in the first match the Lads had looked to be in […]
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Anthony Gair says… The Red and White Army…enough said! The fans were absolutely magnificent to a number. Chelsea’s fans must’ve thought they were away from home — properly loud and the only fans to be heard on the telly. Brian Brobbey plays his part Is there a stronger man on the planet? No. The patience […]
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Where do we begin with this one?! What a goal! What a performance! Is it time to get carried away?! Andrew & Chris attempt to talk about an incredible Sunderland win at Chelsea! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t miss another episode of Haway The Podcast!
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Robin Roefs: 8/10 Maybe could have done better with Chelsea’s goal which went underneath him and his distribution was a little off today but otherwise was as reliable as ever. Made saves you’d expect him to make but was always in the right place to make them and was confident when coming for balls into […]
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Anthony Gair says… The Red and White Army…enough said! The fans were absolutely magnificent to a number. Chelsea’s fans must’ve thought they were away from home — properly loud and the only fans to be heard on the telly. Brian Brobbey plays his part Is there a stronger man on the planet? No. The patience […]
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Chelsea have looked promising so far this season. What are the expectations for 2025/2026? It’s a similar story to last season. We don’t have the consistency to challenge for the league and we don’t have the quality and experience to win the Champions League. So really, we’re hoping to win a domestic cup and hopefully […]
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On this day, Sam Allardyce became the fourth Sunderland manager to beat Newcastle United in their second game in charge, as we beat our fiercest rivals 3-0. Whilst Steve McClaren suggested that his team was “utterly dominant” in the first half, the game was tight and cagey for almost the entire first forty five minutes […]
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With Reinildo back in contention, there was an increasing chance that we might go five at the back at Stamford Bridge; however, Omar Alderete’s absence today makes that unlikely. Nordi Mukiele’s performance at right back last weekend was excellent, and with Luke O’Nien also back in contention there’s a few options available to the manager today. […]
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Saturday 25th October 2025 Chelsea v Sunderland – Premier League Stadium of Light Kick-Off: 15:00 Tickets & Match Coverage Tickets: Tickets are sold out. TV/Stream: Full live match coverage is unavailable in the UK. Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online) Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of the […]
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IIIIIIIIIIT’S MATCHDAAAAAY! Andrew, Bomber & Chris gather to look ahead to Sunderland’s trip to Stamford Bridge… On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t miss another episode of Haway The Podcast!
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It’s a big test for the Lads this weekend as we travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea! So we caught up with Simon Johnson from The Athletic so he could tell us about covering Chelsea for the last 20+ years! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to […]
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Sunderland’s last trip to Chelsea was an embarrassing end to a humiliating season. A 5-1 humping, finishing rock bottom of the league, and creating a guard of honour in the 26th minute for John Terry were just some of the dreadful memories of this day. Fast forward eight years, and Sunderland prepare to visit that […]
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Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Chelsea 1 Sunderland 1 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Ballard This is a really intriguing game, and something of a free hit. Chelsea are a cracking team on their day, but if it’s not their day, we could get something – and I’d bite your foot off for a draw. There are […]
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In the days leading up to Sunderland’s league fixture against Bury at the Stadium of Light, Danish TV crews had been in town, to capture footage of the newly arrived Thomas Sorensen excelling for his new club. Following in the footsteps of Peter Schmeichel, Denmark’s under 21 keeper Sorensen was seen as the Manchester United […]
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Ahead of this weekend’s game we’ve delved into the archives to have the crack about Sunderland travelling to the capital to take on Chelsea – but our record down there isn’t great! On today’s agenda: All of this and much more – get subscribed to you don’t miss another episode of Haway The Podcast!
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Sunderland returned to winning ways on Founders’ Week, leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers rooted to the foot of the Premier League table after the first league meeting between the two sides since Sunderland’s final day victory of 2017/2018 — in which we denied Wolves a century of points in the process. A goal in either half confirmed […]
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After heavy investment in the summer, Steve Bruce had aims on improving on Sunderland’s 13th-placed finish the previous season. With a heavy reliance on Darren Bent in the 2009-10 season, it was hoped that signings such as Danny Welbeck and Asamoah Gyan would lighten the load on the England international. Despite this, the team had […]
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Want to have your say on all things Sunderland? Drop us a line and we’ll publish your views! [email protected] Dear Roker Report, Is it just me or does anyone else have the distinct feeling that our season — in real terms — is about to begin this Saturday? Please don’t get me wrong regarding our brilliant […]
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Sunderland’s return in style from the international break with a rousing victory against strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers added weight to the noise that is surrounding the team, city, and football club at the moment — something I’m sure we’re all relishing and enjoying as we come closer towards the end of what has been a fantastic […]
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Already thinking of Christmas ideas for a fellow Sunderland fan?! Well we might have just the thing, because a new book is about to become available in November (available for pre-order now!), called ‘Got, Not Got Sunderland – The Little Book of Mackem Memories’, and today we speak to the author Bill Hern! On today’s […]
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Four wins and four clean sheets in eight Premier League games is nothing short of remarkable. Saturday’s 2-0 win over Wolves came in a match that wasn’t a “must-win” but was certainly a “don’t lose”. For most of the afternoon, losing never looked like an outcome — and this turned out to be the case. […]
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Whisper it quietly, but people are starting to notice us. After weeks of going under the radar, bookies classing us as underdogs and pundits underestimating us, the win over Wolves has made a lot of people sit up and take notice. I know many of us would’ve preferred to continue to sit under the radar […]
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Following our promotion from the Championship and subsequent comprehensive summer recruitment drive coming to a conclusion, a lot of the commentary from our own fan base was about what would become of the class of 2024-25 – the squad that had done all the hard work to get us into the Premier League. Without a […]
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The ‘Bank of England team’ had gone close to success in 1954/55. A thrilling run to the semi-finals of the FA Cup before a one-nil defeat to Man City at Villa Park had been accompanied by a good stab at the league title. From late September till mid-March, we had not been out of the […]
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Dan Cameron: 8/10 Maybe slightly suspect positioning for Gateshead’s goal, leaving a bit too much of the far post open but made some fantastic saves late on to keep the scores level. Timothee Pembele: 6/10 As you’d expect from Pembele, a little too casual defensively but then provided an attacking threat on the overlap. Twice […]
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