Antonio Conte has challenged his Chelsea squad to put "passion" before money as Oscar closes in on a £52m move to China.

Gonzalo Higuain scored the winner on his league debut to clinch reigning Serie A champions Juventus a 2-1 opening-day win over Fiorentina.

Swansea have appointed Alan Curtis as their manager until the end of the season.

Man City 2 Swansea 1: Swansea City will step up their search for a new boss this week and the hotseat will look an attractive proposition despite a defeat at title favourites Manchester City.

Sunderland 2 West Ham 2: Former Sunderland defender Sam Allardyce, who has been taking a break since leaving his post at West Ham at the end of last season, is the early favourite to take over from Dick Advocaat, who left his job as head coach yesterday just four months after being persuaded to delay his retirement plans for a year.

“Lee is the controller of the side. He is a motivator, a leader and central to the success of our team."

Dick Advocaat changed his mind over returning to Sunderland after owner Ellis Short refused to leave him alone.

Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0: Arsenal needed a point to all but confirm third place in the Premier League; Sunderland needed a point to escape relegation; three of the last six games between the teams at the Emirates had ended goalless. Can you guess what the score was yet?

Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 0: Jermain Defoe is a quick learner. Sunderland’s recent acquisition has spent the last fortnight taking a crash-course in Wear-Tyne derby history, and it took him less than 45 minutes to write his name indelibly into its latest chapter.

West Ham v Sunderland

Dick Advocaat is looking forward to the challenge that lies await at Sunderland after agreeing a short-term deal to become the embattled club’s head coach.

Sunderland have appointed Dick Advocaat as head coach until the end of the season, the Barclays Premier League club have announced.

Dick Advocaat was travelling to Sunderland last night to discuss replacing Gus Poyet as the club’s manager.

Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 4:

Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after his touchline bust-up with Hull boss Steve Bruce.

Ireland international Paul McShane has been accused of diving by Sunderland manager Gus Poyet, with the Uruguayan likening him to a ballet dancer.

Premier League

Hull 1 Sunderland 1

Hull City boss Steve Bruce has hit back at Stoke after a gory picture emerged of a bloody gash in Stephen Ireland’s leg following a challenger by Tigers defender Maynor Figueroa.

Manchester United 2 Sunderland 0

Premier League

Sunderland 0 West Brom 0: Lee Cattermole is ready to spark another successful Sunderland survival fight.

Something suspicious is happening. Very suspicious, says Larry Ryan.

FA Cup Fifth Round: Bradford 2 Sunderland 0: Bradford, a city whose last meaningful flirtation with the FA Cup came some 104 years ago, now stand one victory from a Wembley semi-final after a stunning 2-0 upset of Premier League Sunderland at Valley Parade.

Premier League

Sunderland 0 QPR 2

Team news for tonight's Premier League games .

Sunderland v QPR: Tonight: Gus Poyet has urged his resurgent Sunderland team not to become the first to surrender a Premier League point to struggling QPR on their own pitch.

Fulham 1 Sunderland 3

Fulham 1 Sunderland 3

FA Cup fourth round replays: Cambridge boss Richard Money has likened his side’s chances of FA Cup fourth-round replay success at Manchester United to winning EuroMillions, having already claimed a Las Vegas jackpot and a winning lottery ticket.

Bradford co-chairman Mark Lawn is backing his FA Cup heroes to beat either Sunderland or Fulham in the competition’s fifth round.

Sunderland 0 Fulham 0: FA Cup Fourth Round: It’s not just dour stalemates that have become an all-too regular feature of Sunderland’s Groundhog Day season.

Diego Costa took his top-flight tally for the season to 17 as Chelsea extended their Barclays Premier League lead to five points with a crushing 5-0 win over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet has backed Jermain Defoe to be a game changer for the Black Cats as they look to avoid a Barclays Premier League relegation scrap.

Sunderland have completed the signing of England striker Jermain Defoe from Toronto FC with Jozy Altidore heading in the opposite direction.

Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1: Where’s Niall Quinn when you need him?

“You saw his quality today – his leadership and his power. He is a fantastic young man."

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes the club’s arrivals from last summer are starting to prove their worth after the Reds claimed a 1-0 win at Sunderland.

Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers accepts his side will have to toughen up defensively if they are to challenge for the top four in the second half of the season.

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 21 in the Premier League.

Sunderland 1 Leeds United 0

Manchester City 3 Sunderland 2