Toffees feel the Di Canio squeeze

Sunderland 1 Everton 0

The Stadium of Light has been a fortress this season, but not in the way Sunderland wanted. Until Saturday, they’ve succumbed to the stifling pressure of playing at home. That was before the revitalising effects of the effervescent Italian.

“The crowd really got behind their team, and every decision was challenged,” Moyes reflected, after seeing his side fall to the Wearsiders for the first time in his 11-year tenure at the 20th attempt.