Wayne Rooney and Rafael have returned to training and should be available for Manchester United’s Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester City on Monday.

Sunderland 0 Manchester United 1

Sunderland 0 Swansea 0

Bolton 2 Sunderland 2

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

Manchester United 3 Sunderland 1

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.

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

West Ham 1 Sunderland 1

Manager Brendan Rodgers ended a difficult week on a positive note as Liverpool fought back to claim just their second point of the season at Sunderland.

Luis Suarez snatched just a second point Barclays Premier League of the season for Liverpool as Sunderland were denied victory.

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.

Footballer Titus Bramble was cleared today of sexually assaulting two women.

A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Premier League star Titus Bramble has told a court she repeatedly told him to leave her alone.

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.

Republic of Ireland and Sunderland defender John O’Shea is set to miss tomorrow night’s FA Cup quarter-final replay against Everton with a calf injury.

Sunderland striker Stephane Sessegnon returns to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with QPR after suspension.

Striker Nicklas Bendtner is expected to be fit for Sunderland’s FA Cup quarter-final trip to Everton tomorrow.

Nicklas Bendtner could return to the Sunderland squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to West Brom after recovering from a facial fracture.

Midfielder Lee Cattermole could be back in the Sunderland squad for tomorrow’s FA Cup meeting with Arsenal after recovering from a hamstring injury.

Loan signings Wayne Bridge and Sotirios Kyrgiakos return to the Sunderland squad for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble has appeared in court to deny sexual assault charges.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will be without loan signings Wayne Bridge and Sotirios Kyrgiakos for tomorrow night’s FA Cup fourth round replay at Middlesbrough.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill will be without defender Wes Brown and midfielder David Vaughan for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke as the pair face up to weeks on the sidelines.

Nicklas Bendtner could return to the Sunderland squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Chelsea.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill faces a series of selection problems ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup third round trip to Peterborough.

MIDFIELDER James McCarthy is hoping Wigan can begin 2012 by bringing Sunderland back down to earth at the DW Stadium tonight.

THE omens were not promising for Sunderland yesterday when boss Martin O’Neill was forced to do without goalkeeper Keiren Westwood, defenders Phil Bardsley and Titus Bramble and midfielder Kieran Richardson.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini rang the changes at Sunderland as his side attempted to establish a three-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

SUNDERLAND boss Martin O’Neill will head into battle with his Manchester City counterpart Roberto Mancini insisting he is not jealous of the Italian’s mammoth spending power.

Defenders Phil Bardsley and Titus Bramble are major doubts for Sunderland’s home clash with Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City.

MARTIN O’NEILL was philosophical after seeing referee Howard Webb’s howler deny Sunderland victory over Everton.

Sunderland 1 Everton 1

QPR 2 Sunderland 3

New Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has made getting the best out of striker Nicklas Bendtner one of his key priorities.

Sunderland midfielder Sebastian Larsson returns to the squad for tomorrow’s home clash with Wigan after suspension.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will be without midfielder Sebastian Larsson for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Fulham through suspension.

Sunderland’s Titus Bramble today denied sexually assaulting one woman in a nightclub and another in a taxi on his way home on the same night.

Defender Titus Bramble has been fined by Sunderland for bringing the club into disrepute, it was announced today.

Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one of urinating in a public place.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce could name the same side that beat Bolton last weekend for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is boosted by the return of key men Phil Bardsley and Nicklas Bendtner for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Bolton.