Sunderland 1 West Ham 1

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce accused Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson of diving for a penalty after the two teams played out a frustrating 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 16 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

If Liverpool are still struggling to come to terms with the loss of Luis Suarez then, even as the last week has catapulted them back into Champions League contention, it has also offered Brendan Rodgers the glimpse of an even more unpalatable Anfield future.

Sunderland 1 Manchester City 4

Sunderland 0 Chelsea 0

Willian and Santiago Vergini both hit the woodwork as Sunderland extended their run of good results against Chelsea with a 0-0 draw.

Republic of Ireland 4 United States 1

Premier League

Sunderland 0 Arsenal 2

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 8 in the Premier League.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 7 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 6 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Robin van Persie returns to the Manchester United starting line-up as manager Louis van Gaal goes in search of his first Barclays Premier League win at Sunderland.

10 teams are starting their Premier League campaigns this afternoon.

Ghana 1 USA 2

Sunderland 1 Swansea 3

Sunderland 2 West Brom 0

Sunderland 4 Cardiff 0

Chelsea 1 Sunderland 2

A virus has ruled goalkeeper Petr Cech out of Chelsea’s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal 4 Sunderland 1

Club-record signing Mesut Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad for today’s Barclays Premier League clash against Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium.

Sunderland 0 Hull 2

Newcastle United 0 Sunderland 3

Newcastle 0 Sunderland 3

Sunderland 1 Stoke City 0

Alvaro Negredo is named amongst the substitutes as Manchester City make six changes for the trip to Tottenham.

Sunderland 2 Southampton 2

Fulham 1 Sunderland 4

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 1

Cardiff City 2 Sunderland 2

Sunderland 0 Norwich 0

Sunderland 2 Chelsea 1 (aet)

West Ham 0 Sunderland 0

West Ham 0 Sunderland 0

Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2

Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has once again reported a clean bill of health as he prepares for Saturday evening’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham.

Sunderland 1 Manchester City 0

Joe Hart has been left sitting on the bench once more as Manchester City attempt to close the gap on the Barclays Premier League pace-setters at Sunderland.

Sunderland 2 Southampton 1

Hull City 1 Sunderland 0

Sunderland 2 Newcastle 1