Person: Pantilimon

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

soccer

Enda Stevens' goal helps boost Sheffield United's promotion prospects

Second-half goals from Mark Duffy and Enda Stevens saw Sheffield United beat 10-man Nottingham Forest 2-0 to give their hopes of finishing in the top two a much-needed boost.

soccer

Terry steals limelight in thriller

Liverpool v Watford - Premier League - Anfield

soccer

Relentless Liverpool beginning to believe after 6-1 thumping of Watford

soccer

Alan Pardew aims to go one better than class of 1990 as Crystal Palace book place in FA Cup final

soccer

West Ham maintain European prospects

soccer

Wembley-bound Watford get minds back on job

Beaten Steve Evans hails Watford and ‘fantastic’ Quique Sanchez Flores

Watford 1 Leeds United 0: Defeated Leeds manager Steve Evans has hailed cup counterpart Quique Sanchez Flores as a “fantastic addition” to the Barclays Premier League.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Sunderland v Aston Villa - Barclays Premier League - Stadium of Light

Sam Allardyce: Forget quality, just cut out the mistakes

Sunderland 3 Aston Villa 1: Sam Allardyce admits Sunderland have only themselves to blame for their plight.

Mon, 04 Jan, 2016

Sunderland v Watford - Barclays Premier League - Stadium of Light

Big Sam Allardyce: Watford ‘safe’ from drop

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce believes Watford’s relegation worries are over, after a victory that deepened his side’s woes.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2015

Sebastian Larsson stays grounded as luck changes for Sunderland

Sunderland 2 Stoke City 0: Sebastian Larsson refuses to take anything for granted after helping to drag Sunderland out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone.

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

Poacher Jermain Defoe cashes in to earn first away win for Sunderland

Jermain Defoe picked Scott Dann’s pocket for a poacher’s finish to seal Sunderland’s 1-0 Premier League victory at Crystal Palace.

Tue, 24 Nov, 2015

Sam Allardyce fearful of ‘mammoth’ task at Sunderland

Sunderland 0 Southampton 1<br>

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Rejuvenated Arouna Kone hits hat-trick for Everton against Sunderland

Everton 6 Sunderland 2<br>It felt entirely appropriate a team nicknamed the Black Cats crossed Arouna Kone’s path on the day he produced his best performance in an Everton shirt.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Sam Allardyce allays John O’Shea play-off fears

Sunderland 3 Newcastle 0: John O’Shea was watching from the sidelines yesterday as Sunderland scored the goals that secured their first Premier League win of the season and is now a concern ahead of the Ireland’s Euro 2016 play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Sam Allardyce tipped for rescue job at Sunderland

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.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2015

Tottenham get first win but Harry Kane drought goes on

Sunderland 0 Tottenham 1: Tottenham Hotspur finally won their first match of the Premier League season at the fifth attempt, but Harry Kane is still waiting for his first goal of the campaign.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2015

Tim Sherwood feels the pain as Sunderland steal point

Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 2: A moment of frustration left Tim Sherwood with a hamstring injury – but the Aston Villa boss was delighted with his team’s performance despite having to settle for a draw against Sunderland.

Mon, 31 Aug, 2015

John O’Shea upbeat as Sunderland make a point

Sunderland 1 Swansea City 1: Sunderland skipper John O’Shea has urged his team-mates to use their first point of the season as a springboard to ease themselves up the Barclays Premier League.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2015

Defoe rescues point for Sunderland against high-flying Swans

Jermain Defoe answered Sunderland’s call in their hour of need to hand head coach Dick Advocaat a first Barclays Premier league point of the season.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015

Sunderland need major improvement to survive

First there was the Great Escape, then last season an almost equally implausible sequel.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2015

Another life for Sunderland as Arsenal eye FA Cup glory

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?

Thu, 21 May, 2015

Jermaine Defoe makes telling contribution

Everton 0 Sunderland 2: Jermain Defoe may not be an obvious choice as the most significant signing of the 2014-15 Premier League season, but the veteran staked a powerful claim when his goal helped Sunderland collect three vital points at Goodison.

Mon, 11 May, 2015

Sunderland survival hopes rise after win at Everton

Sunderland striker Danny Graham’s first goal for the club may have been a fluke but its significance could not be under-estimated as the Black Cats took another step towards Premier League survival.

Sat, 09 May, 2015

Jermain Defoe rolls back the years

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.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Sebastian Larsson plans to battle

Sunderland 0, Aston Villa 4:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Steve Bruce and Gus Poyet embroiled in furious touchline exchange

Premier League

Wed, 04 Mar, 2015

Hull and Sunderland draw in bitter encounter

Hull 1 Sunderland 1

Tue, 03 Mar, 2015

Lee Cattermole promises to spark Sunderland revival

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

Mon, 23 Feb, 2015

QPR finally deliver on road as Fernandes closes in on new boss

Premier League

Wed, 11 Feb, 2015

Sturridge starts for Liverpool; Arsenal look to bounce back after derby defeat

Team news for tonight's Premier League games .

Tue, 10 Feb, 2015

No separating Swansea and Sunderland

Swansea 1 Sunderland 1: Jermain Defoe feels Sunderland have built the momentum to distance themselves from relegation bother.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Sunderland’s Conor Wickham reveals positive approach

Sunderland 2 Burnley 0: Sunderland striker Connor Wickham insists another fight for Barclays Premier League survival has never crossed his mind.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Spurs beat Sunderland: Christian Eriksen nets another late winner

Premier League

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Team news from the Premier League

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 22 in the Premier League.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2015

Liverpool make hard work of victory at Sunderland

Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1

Sat, 10 Jan, 2015

Team news from the Premier League

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

Fri, 09 Jan, 2015

Cats march on as Poyet enjoys cup diversion

Sunderland 1 Leeds United 0

Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Another red for Villa, but Lambert insists ‘we are not dirty’

Sunderland 0 Aston Villa 0

Mon, 29 Dec, 2014

Villa hold Sunderland to scoreless draw

Aston Villa held Sunderland to a 0-0 draw despite going down to 10 men for the third time in four games.

Sun, 28 Dec, 2014

Bliss for Bruce as Hull beat Black Cats again

Sunderland 1 Hull 3 Sunderland were tormented by the ghost of Christmas Past as Steve Bruce returned once again to haunt them.

Sat, 27 Dec, 2014

Team news from the Premier League

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of the full round of matches on St Stephen’s Day in the Premier League.

Wed, 24 Dec, 2014

Johnson again man to shoot down Magpies

Newcastle United 0 Sunderland 1

Mon, 22 Dec, 2014

Johnson the hero in dramatic derby victory

Adam Johnson condemned Newcastle to a fourth successive derby defeat for the first time in their history as Sunderland snatched a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory at St James’ Park.

Sun, 21 Dec, 2014