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I don’t normally feel the derby nerves this early into the week of a game, but I think that feeling at the pit of my stomach kinda sums up the place we’re in right now with Sunderland. Obviously, it’s normal to be nervous before such a huge game, but there’s so much uncertainty about how […]
When I started researching this date in history, I had to do a double-take at the newspaper headlines suggesting that, up to that point, the 1986–87 season had been anything but miserable. It is seared in my brain as one of the most utterly depressing, gut-wrenching seasons ever following the Lads. But studying the stats […]
Sunderland have been forced into a rethink — not by choice but out of necessity. Louise Griffiths’ suspension has created a gap on the left side of the defence that can’t be filled on a like-for-like basis, and the coaching staff now face a decision based around structure, identity and the balance of the entire […]
Hello and welcome to another episode of On This Week, and we’ve got a load of good stuff to talk about today as Martin, Andrew and Kelvin once again take a walk down memory lane. On the show today: All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode […]
Is it all over? Is a player who scored an array of sublime goals en-route to promotion and appeared to have thrown himself wholeheartedly into life on Wearside before kicking off the 2025/2026 season in encouraging form edging ever closer to the Stadium of Light exit — or is there some form of redemption arc […]
As football fans, we’re conditioned to react to results. Whether we win, lose, or draw, the outcome of the most recent match generally dictates our mood, our perception of the performance, and our perception of the general state of the club. And after Saturday’s defeat – our third successive at the Stadium of Light, not […]
It was almost like the football gods conspired to create a season like this. When Sir Bob Murray kicked off plans to build a new stadium for Sunderland at the old colliery once the Nissan site had fallen through, it seemed a little bit ridiculous. Since relegation in May 1991 from the top flight, we’d […]
Ian Bendelow says… If you’re offended by any of the below and leave early – good. Because I mean every word. And if you don’t like it? Piss off and support Newcastle. Three years ago a survey was carried out to find out which club had the most “early leavers.” Interestingly, the top six places […]
Want to have your say on all things Sunderland? Drop us a line and we’ll publish your views! [email protected] Dear Roker Report, We’ve been pretty poor for weeks now, bar the odd game. Am I worried? Yes. Is it just a matter of coasting along for the last eight or nine games because it looks […]
Sunderland travelled to Charlton on Sunday with a clear sense of opportunity. The hosts had taken only one point from their previous two matches — both against the league’s bottom sides —and their confidence had visibly dipped after a 1–1 draw with Ipswich Town and a shock 2–0 defeat to Portsmouth. If ever there was […]
It was another frustrating afternoon at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland lost by the only goal of the game to Brighton and Hove Albion. But, as always, there’s a lot to talk about, so Jason Jones from the Sunderland Echo joined us to make sense of it all! On today’s agenda: All this and […]
After a big cup shock last weekend and a visit to ‘the Hosts’ on the horizon, it could’ve been easy to overlook this game against Brighton and Hove Albion, yet this was an important test, with the Seagulls being one of the clubs Sunderland are trying to emulate through sensible recruitment. With relegation already out […]
John Wilson says… A better Sunderland showing Whilst it wasn’t a performance to have us shouting from the rooftops and we didn’t come out of the blocks all guns blazing, it was an improved showing from the last two home games until Chris Rigg’s offside disallowed goal — then everything seemed to go flat. Everyone […]
The Stadium of Light: from fortress to guest house? In the aftermath of Sunderland’s gutsy and memorable 0-0 draw with Manchester City, a Citizens-affiliated social media account was tremendously complimentary about the Lads, highlighting how difficult we were to play against and noting how tough we’d made life for Pep Guardiola’s visitors. How Sunderland could […]
Sunderland’s humbling at Vale Park last week seems to have underlined just how poor the Lads have been in the FA Cup over recent years — yet it’s a competition that holds plenty of fond memories for the club, which for years saw the prize become the ‘Holy Grail’. League champions on multiple occasions and […]
Football has a way of magnifying moments. Ninety minutes can be defined by a single decision, a single slip or in a single second where instinct overrides calculation — and for goalkeepers, that truth is even starker. Outfield players can misplace passes, lose duels or mistime runs without the world collapsing around them, but a […]
A frustrating afternoon ended up in another home defeat for Sunderland, but Gav and the lads still got together after the final whistle to go over it again! On todays show… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free daily show. Want to get […]
Melker Ellborg: 7/10 Made an absolutely fantastic save with his feet early on, when it looked like Brighton were guaranteed a goal. That was pretty much the only save he had to make, with the goal sneaking in due to being unsighted with van Hecke just in front of him. Was OK with the ball […]
IIIIITTTTT’SSSS MAAAAATCHDAAAAAAYYY! We might have beaten Leeds at their place last time out, but Sunderland are looking to bounce back from our cup humiliation last week and two successive home defeats against Brighton today! Coming up… All this and more! Get subscribed to Haway The Podcast so you never miss another episode of our free […]
Like Sunderland, Brighton are safe from relegation, but probably not good enough for Europe – how would you summarise your season so far? Consistent inconsistency has cost us a lot. We’ve had moments where we’ve looked like world beaters, but also moments where it looks like we’ve never kicked a ball before. It has been […]
Martin Wanless predicts… Score prediction: Sunderland 2 Brighton 0 Sunderland’s first goalscorer: Le Fee After last weekend’s horror show at Port Vale, the lads have a point to prove, and I can see us turning in a committed and determined display here. We should have a couple of players back from injury, which will help, […]
Charles Murray Buchan, one of the legends of our football club, became the first Sunderland player to captain England, and the 38th player in total to captain the country, when they played Wales at Ninian Park on 14 March 1921. Certainly stranger times then, as the record books show that he only won 6 England […]
The lads will have a big point to prove after last weekend’s shambolic display at Port Vale, and with injury concerns subsiding there should be a bit more to pick from for Regis Le Bris today. While it’s unlikely we’ll see Roefs, Reinildo or Mukiele today, Brian Brobbey and Dennis Cirkin are fit again, and […]
Saturday 14th March 2026 Sunderland v Brighton – 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. Radio: Full live match commentary available via BBC Radio Newcastle (not online) Don’t forget to follow the blow-by-blow account of the game on […]
Jessica Brown’s performance against Nottingham Forest felt like the reward for months of quiet graft, resilience and unwavering professionalism. Her season has been shaped by interruptions, competition and moments where others were preferred ahead of her, yet she’s never once allowed those decisions to dull her edge. Every time she’s been asked to step aside […]