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Whether or not Sunderland‘s squad is deep enough, heading to Bournemouth to face a side who were without a league win before Sunday and had also just played in Europe on Thursday should have been one they were relishing.
Yet Sunderland could not have made it easier for the hosts at Vitality Stadium.
One of the recent summer recruits, Kevin Danso – a loan signing from Tottenham Hotspur –
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Fulham head coach Alvaro Arbeloa criticised his team’s attitude, commitment and desire after defeat by Sunderland, whose first Premier League win of the season came courtesy of substitute Wilson Isidor’s strike.
Isidor came on in the 64th minute and made a decisive impact in a scrappy game of few clear-cut chances.
He nearly scored when found unmarked in a central position in the penalty area, only to hit the foot
A successful two-year spell in Germany followed, where Xhaka helped Leverkusen to their first ever Bundesliga title in 2024.
The deal will take Sunderland’s summer spending to a £114m this summer, albeit having recouped around £37m through the sales of Jobe Bellingham and Tommy Watson.
Only the traditional big six clubs in the Premier League have spent more than the Black Cats after they gained promotion from the Championship through
What is also remarkable is that in the first home game at the Stadium of Light last month after the deal was announced, Watson was booed by some fans in light of his pending move to the south coast.
Former Black Cats striker Marco Gabbiadini described that response as “brainless”, but there is no doubt that Watson has had the last laugh in a way that nobody will ever
Few had Sunderland down as one of the teams likely to mount a promotion challenge, but they have not been lower than fourth all season.
And Le Bris said that watching some of their matches from last season showed that, with a bit of tinkering, the raw materials of success were in place.
“For me it was not a surprise but for a team that finished 16th, maybe the step
With the club still searching for a new head coach in June, few would have expected a season challenging for promotion.
Regis Le Bris arrived with little fanfare, having suffered relegation from Ligue 1 with Lorient in his previous job.
But four straight wins in August had them top of the Championship in their best start to a season for 99 years and they carried that form on.
They were
Coventry had almost 60% of the ball on the night as Lampard’s side had 20 shots to Sunderland’s 16.
And Le Bris, who has now led Sunderland to a play-off final against Sheffield United in his first season at the club, conceded the visitors were the better team in normal time.
“It’s really fantastic because this scenario was absolutely incredible,” Le Bris told Sky Sports.
“We were probably too nervous
Sunderland, who made seven changes after Friday’s loss at Bristol City, created plenty of opportunities but failed to make them pay.
Wilson Isidor went close early on, firing goalwards after being fed in the area by Harrison Jones. His shot was straight at Balazs Toth, but the Blackburn goalkeeper struggled to hold it.
Their dominance continued, even if clear chances did not follow. Isidor again went close, this time with
Sunderland commentator Nick Barnes believes Regis Le Bris is the best Sunderland boss since he began covering the club 22 years ago.
Amongst the likes of Roy Keane, Sam Allardyce and Tony Mowbray, it was the Black Cats’ current head coach who took the top spot, external in Barnesy’s round of Winner Stays On: Sunderland Manager Edition.
“It was a big gamble to take someone who nobody had heard