Depleted squad for City match

By: Lucas | 1 Comment

SAFC have confirmed that Steed Malbranque will miss Sunday’s league match vs Manchester City. The French winger twisted his ankle in yesterday’s Carling Cup win at Nottingham Forest, subbing off after only 19 minutes.
Malbranque isn’t the only player who is a question mark for this weekend’s game:

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Tags: Anton Ferdinand, David Healy, Djibril Cisse, injuries, Kieran Richardson, Manchester City, Michael Chopra, Pascal Chimbonda, Steed Malbranque, Sunderland, Team News

Carling Cup Round 2: Nottingham Forest FC vs Sunderland AFC

By: Lucas | 1 Comment

PHEW!
Sunderland left it late today at City Ground, having to rely on a late equalizer by Bardo and an extra time winner by new-guy David Healy to defeat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in their opening Carling Cup match. Robert Earnshaw had put Forest up 1-0 in the 60th minute on a free kick from 20 [...]

Category: Carling Cup

Tags: Carling Cup, David Healy, Nottingham Forest, Philip Bardsley, Robert Earnshaw, Steed Malbranque, Sunderland

Week 1 Preview: Sunderland v. Liverpool

By: Patrick | 4 Comments

The first game of the season arrives this Saturday against title-contenders Liverpool. Will the game be a competitive as the rival “Only One Keano” chants? Let’s look at the match-ups.

Image from Eurosport.
Attack
Both sides made significant additions in the off-season with Liverpool adding the other Keano to an already potent strike force featuring Euro 2008 [...]

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The Gaffer Speaks

By: Patrick | 2 Comments

SAFC.com posted a great interview with the gaffer today ahead of the first game of the season on Saturday against Liverpool. Look for a preview of the match in this space tomorrow, until then, here are some highlights from the interview

Image from DailyMail.co.uk

On Playing Liverpool in the Season’s First Fixture:
“We have a tough start [...]

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Tags: Kevin Keegan, Liverpool, Roy Keane, Sunderland, Team News