Manchester City 5 Blackburn Rovers 0

Strange to say now, given Mayo have lost six All-Irelands in their last six appearances, but there was a time when the mere act of reaching September was enough to elicit outpourings of euphoria across the county.

Chelsea 2 Sunderland 1

Paolo Di Canio's debut match as Sunderland boss ended in defeat as Chelsea returned to the top four of the Premier League with a third successive win at Stamford Bridge today.

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio faces the daunting task of a trip to Chelsea with a threadbare squad in his first Barclays Premier League match in charge.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will make a late check on full-back Danny Rose ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with Norwich.

Sunderland winger James McClean is almost certainly out of tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.

New-boy Alfred N’Diaye was handed his full debut for Sunderland in this afternoon’s Premier League encounter with Wigan.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will hope to have John O’Shea and Steven Fletcher back at his disposal at Wigan tomorrow.

Sunderland 0 Bolton 2

John O’Shea and Stephane Sessegnon returned from injury as Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill’s fortunes took a turn for the better ahead of this afternoon’s clash with West Ham.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will be without defenders Danny Rose and Carlos Cuellar for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Ham.

Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has named a full-strength team but only six substitutes for the FA Cup third round tie at Bolton.

Brendan Rodgers has maintained that as long as there is hope he will be able to keep hold of his top Liverpool players and that feeling was not in short supply at Anfield last night.

Defender Andre Wisdom will make his first Premier League appearance since November 17 as Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers makes two changes for the visit of Sunderland.

Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2

Sunderland 1 Tottenham 2

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas rotated his defenders once again as he looked for a second successive away victory at Sunderland.

Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill will be without full-back Danny Rose for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham.

Roberto Mancini, an unlikely source for the injection of farce, even in panto season, suggested the officials had enjoyed their Christmas Day celebrations rather too much in mitigation of a defeat that leaves his side seven points shy of the Premier League summit.

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson is a doubt for the St Stephen's Day clash with former club Manchester City.

Sunderland are set to recall Republic of Ireland midfielder David Meyler from his loan spell at npower Championship Hull after tonight’s game at Derby as injuries mount up.

Defender John O’Shea and striker Steven Fletcher are both in contention for Sunderland’s home clash with Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow.

Norwich 2 Sunderland 1

Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill handed winger James McClean his first start in four games as he replaced injured skipper Lee Cattermole for the Barclays Premier League trip to Norwich.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill is today waiting to hear for how long he will be without skipper Lee Cattermole as he visited a London specialist.

Sunderland 0 QPR 0

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill is waiting for news of key duo John O’Shea and Lee Cattermole ahead of tomorrow night’s Barclays Premier League clash with QPR.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has named an unchanged team for this afternoon’s Premier League clash with West Brom as he went in search of back-to-back victories.

Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill will welcome Craig Gardner back from suspension for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Brom.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill faces late decisions over a series of players ahead of Sunday’s Premier League trip to Fulham.

Sunderland skipper Lee Cattermole will return to the squad for tomorrow’s Premier League trip to Stoke.

Sunderland winger James McClean will be in contention for a derby return against Newcastle on Sunday after shaking off a groin injury.

A chronic alcoholic with 64 convictions has being given a suspended sentence after admitting calling in hoax bomb scares on his ex-girlfriend’s house.

Manchester City’s defensive difficulties continued as captain Vincent Kompany was ruled out of the champions’ Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland.

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson is battling to retain his place in the starting line-up after returning injured from international duty.

Adam Johnson and Steven Fletcher could both be handed Barclays Premier League debuts for Sunderland at Swansea tomorrow.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill handed debuts to Adam Johnson and Steven Fletcher in tonight’s Capital One Cup second round clash with League Two Morecambe.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill could hand a start to new striker Louis Saha in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Arsenal.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill has no fresh major injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s final Barclays Premier League game of the season against Manchester United.

Sunderland defender John O’Shea and striker Nicklas Bendtner are fighting to be fit for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Fulham.

Sunderland 2 Bolton 2

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will be without a trio of key players for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton.

Sunderland defender John O’Shea will return to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Aston Villa.