Sunderland AFC Africa

The moment!

Newcastle United 1-2 Sunderland

We go again tomorrow against Newcastle United!

🗯️ Régis Le Bris on Newcastle United:

'The first game set the tone and the standard. It will be a different occasion, but our focus is on us. We're not overloading the game with emotions, we're just controlling the controllables...'

Lessons learnt. We move!

How we file out against Brighton! 👊

Up the Black Cats

👊 Regis Le Bris on Brighton:

'They are well established with a clear identity. Their counter press is outstanding. We will have to embrace the challenge, reset and show the quality within the squad...'

🎙️ REgis Le Bris on Bertrand Traore:

'After seeking many opinions, we're expecting Bertrand to be out six to eight weeks...'

🗣️ REgis Le Bris on reflections:

'It's now time to find consistency and show the levels we displayed at Bournemouth and Leeds. We know we're capable of it. This weekend is a good opportunity to show our core strengths...'

Sunderland have kept nine clean sheets in the Premier League this season, with only four sides keeping more. The last promoted team to record more in a campaign were Leeds United in 2020-21 (12).

Centre back Dan Ballard has had more touches in the opposition box than any other Sunderland player in the Premier League this season (64).