Chris Laing

@StanCollymore Absolute corruption that what a joke

Fucking hell 👀☘️

@SkyFootball Games gone

Who's ready for Mark Goldbridge ball? ⚽️ 🎦

@JamesCopley_ Never ever look like scoring

Tough one to take and a strange game to analyse. Sunderland were decent in spells. Brighton were good too. Game hinged on a couple of decisions. Better performance than Port Vale - but need another level on Sunday. Thought Chris Rigg did well today. Habib Diarra poor. #SAFC

@marshyleeds 🤡👢

Sunderland approach and tactics to this game utterly abysmal. Gamesmanship on another level. We’ve been bad, yes, and lacked the nouse to break them down yes, but this has been an AWFUL watch

@SunderlandAFC Wake up

Following a VAR review, the goal is disallowed for offside.

@JamesCopley_ Looked offside

64 - GOAL Leeds take the lead through Rodon ⚪️ [1-0] 🐈‍⬛ #SAFC | #LEESUN

@SunderlandAFC Watching from Miami ⚽️

We are so ready.

@ALS_Fanzine Far too negative from the start

Full time: Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool Your thoughts? #SAFC

@ALS_Fanzine Showing them too much respect

Half time: Sunderland 0-0 Liverpool Thoughts at the break? #SAFC

@SAFCsource @juliesund Yeah i agree. Obviously they have had plenty games lately too. Give the likes of Neil onien patto a game and go again week after hopefully with a near full squad

@ChrisL1984 @juliesund I wouldn't even play the AFCON lads now, get them rested and ready for Palace.

Anyway, we might have been well beaten today but getting through that festive spell, which was our hardest run of fixtures of the season, without the AFCON lads with only one defeat was a MASSIVE effort. Still only lost 5 games and we'll be in great shape after the cup.

@SAFCsource @juliesund After the last week or so the amount of games etc you can see they knackered id expect lots of changes

@ChrisL1984 @juliesund I was all for full strength for the cup and taking it seriously but in serious need of resting some, physically and mentally knackered.

@SAFCsource @juliesund 100% rest the majority on Saturday and go again week after with hopefully the majority back from Afcon

@ChrisL1984 @juliesund We'd have snapped people's hands off for 10th at this point with 30 points at the beginning of the season, probably just before AFCON started too!

Since Sunderland last played Newcastle in the Premier League, the Black Cats have dropped to League 1 and back. The supporters have seen it all, lost a play-off final in the third tier, experienced heartbreak and may have often thought a return to the big time was beyond the realms of possibility. Now, they are the beacon of hope for any side in the country wanting to get to the top-flight and stay up, the example to English football. And on Sunday afternoon, another major dream turned into reality. Defeating the 'visitors' 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, it was a true showcase of how far the club have come. Eddie Howe's side have spent big, play in the Champions League, but it was still far from enough. Régis Le Bris' team of warriors on the pitch resemble the electric atmosphere created in the Prem's newest fortress stadium. The fans deserve the likes of maestro leader Granit Xhaka belting out orders, flying into tackles and playing Prem level midfielders off the park, after years of suffering in the lower leagues. Cross after cross was cleared out by the likes of big Dan Ballard, the only player in the squad from the FA Cup defeat. Relentless run after run was made down the flanks to steer out of danger and maintain the slender lead. It was a proper derby victory, capped off with a melee to defend keeper Robin Roefs. There was no way the side were letting the lead slip. #SAFC supporters deserve this victory more than any other. Make that 10 unbeaten Prem results versus Newcastle in a row 🔴👏

@MsiDouglas Richest club in the world tho yeah??

Eddie Howe is here: 'That result is going to sting. Sorry for our performance, sorry to our supporters'

@ISimpson73 @SkySports_Keith You mean when we were a mid table championship team with no prospects or anything???

@SkySports_Keith Fair enough, but remember how they cried over it 2 years ago.

📸 Sunderland mock Newcastle by taking a team photo in front of their fans — on the pitch — following their 1-0 win over their arch-rivals. (Newcastle did this two years ago when they won here in the FA cup…) #SAFC #SUNNEW

@Pawl250 @SkySports_Keith 😃😃

@NufcFanatics @SkySports_Keith You clowns boot 😀

@SkySports_Keith Didn't they slate us for doing this? Now they do the same thing

@JamesCopley_ Absolute ridiculous booking games gone

34 - Mukiele booked after a 50-50 with Burn. Had to go for it 🐈‍⬛ [0-0] ⚫ #SAFC | #SUNNEW

@stusfootyflash Good away win for sunderland that day

The opening two minutes of Match Of The Day, from this day in 1996. Back when there would be action from eight matches on a Saturday night, with a top drawer trio of Lynam, Hansen and Brooking guiding us through to bedtime. A golden era.