Sunderland 3 Chelsea 2: JERMAIN Defoe was man enough to admit he struggled to hold back the tears after his goal brought Sunderland the three priceless points that will surely bring Premier League survival this season.

Sunderland 0 Arsenal 0

Sunderland grabbed a survival lifeline as goals from Fabio Borini, Jermain Defoe and Duncan Watmore secured a priceless 3-0 win at relegation rivals Norwich.

Liverpool 2 Sunderland 2: Note to Liverpool’s players — the walkout was meant for the fans, not the first team.

Mauricio Pochettino is happy to assume the role of father figure to his “naughty” Tottenham side who continue to come of age as the title race approaches its final examination.

Swansea 2 Sunderland 4: Jermain Defoe struck a hat-trick as Sunderland won a thrilling Premier League relegation battle at Swansea.

Vardy has recovered from a minor groin surgery in time for tonight's big game.

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

Sunderland 0 Southampton 1<br>

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.

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.

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

Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat admitted there was “something wrong” with his team after seeing them slip to a second comprehensive defeat in as many weeks.

Chief executive Richard Scudamore insists the Premier League bears no responsibility for the departure of Football Association boss Ian Watmore.

Football Association board members are to hold an emergency meeting at noon today after being thrown into turmoil by the resignation of Ian Watmore as chief executive.

Football's rule-makers have shut the door on goal-line technology and effectively ended any chance of video replays coming into the game.

Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore will not directly intervene following the allegations that England captain John Terry took cash payments to lay on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Chelsea training ground.

MARK HUGHES’ plea for Emmanuel Adebayor to be “cut a bit of slack” seems certain to go unheeded following his ugly stamp on Robin van Persie in Manchester City’s controversial 4-2 defeat of Arsenal on Saturday.

Chief executive Ian Watmore has confirmed the Football Association will take a "good close look" at two incidents involving Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor during yesterday's 4-2 win over Arsenal at Eastlands.

The Football Association are hopeful they will be able to minimise the impact of Setanta's collapse on the grass-roots game in England.

The Football Association’s decision to offer full refunds to supporters who decide it is not worth the hassle of getting to tonight’s World Cup qualifier at Wembley could cost them in excess of £1m (€1.16m).

Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore has confirmed threatened industrial action will not result in England’s World Cup qualifier against Andorra tomorrow being played behind closed doors.

The Football Association have confirmed Ian Watmore is to be their new chief executive.