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Match Report: Sunderland 1 Southampton 1

10:07am Monday 13th May 2013

IT was another of those afternoons Sunderland fans have become accustomed to this season at the Stadium of Light. Gaps in defence, weak in attack, an over-reliance on goalkeeper Simon Mignolet and a familiar outcome.

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Ten-man Sunderland earn crucial point in relegation run-in

7:56am Tuesday 7th May 2013

IT was an evening to pay tribute to Sunderland's FA Cup heroes of the past, but by the end of the night supporters were left in no doubt about the importance of a result which could shape the club's future.

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Match Report: Aston Villa 6 Sunderland 1

10:11pm Monday 29th April 2013

SO much for achieving safety with three games to go then. It wasn't quite a collapse of Newcastle United proportions, but it was exceptionally close, and Sunderland's heaviest defeat of the season means they can no longer take their Premier League status for granted despite their previous improvement under Paolo Di Canio.

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Di Canio outdoes his predecessors in the space of three weeks

8:00am Monday 22nd April 2013

AS he stood alone in the centre-circle at the Stadium of Light, soaking up the post-match adulation of Sunderland's jubilant supporters and choreographing the celebrations with a series of claps and fist pumps, Paolo Di Canio had achieved something that eluded his two immediate predecessors. And it wasn't just beating Everton.

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St James' success makes Di Canio an instant derby hero

8:00am Monday 15th April 2013

FOR almost 13 years Sunderland have craved a win at St James' Park and yesterday that long wait ended in the sort of style to make an instant Tyne-Wear derby hero out of Paolo Di Canio.

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Match Report: Newcastle 0 Sunderland 3

1:56pm Sunday 14th April 2013

PAOLO Di Canio celebrated a dream introduction to the Tyne-Wear derby as Sunderland outclassed Newcastle to secure a remarkable 3-0 win at St James' Park.

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Match Report: Chelsea 2 Sunderland 1

11:05am Monday 8th April 2013

IN A week where politics dominated the landscape, it was refreshing to see a game of football break out at Stamford Bridge.

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