Former Everton skipper Alan Stubbs made his debut for Sunderland on the ground which last season saw him the victim of a horror tackle from red-carded Milan Baros, an assault Stubbs described as “cowardly”.
Stubbs is now at the heart of a Sunderland side trying to end a shocking record of 16 successive Premiership defeats, dating back to their relegation season.
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