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Jakob Barnes

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Embarrassing statistic shows key area Sunderland need to work on to achieve promotion

Sunderland are destined to finish in fourth place in the Championship this season, but they’re one of the worst in the division in one area…

Jakob Barnes
Apr 1, 2025
Sunderland's Chris Rigg. Inset, Tottenham Hotspur's Archie Gray.

Sunderland’s Chris Rigg transfer demand isn’t ‘crazy’ and Archie Gray is all the proof Premier League clubs need

Sunderland may well lose Chris Rigg to the Premier League this summer, but suggestions that they’re asking too much money for the teenage sensation are…

Jakob Barnes
Apr 1, 2025
Three-way split image of John O'Shea, Jack Clarke, Niall Quinn. Inset, Sunderland badge.

Is this the best Sunderland XI of the 21st century?

As the current crop of Black Cats stars look to achieve promotion this season, we’re looking back at the best Sunderland XI of the last…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 23, 2025
Three-way split image of Kevin Phillips, Jordan Pickford, and Jermain Defoe representing Sunderland. Inset, England badge.

Sunderland players with the most England caps throughout history, including Jermain Defoe and Kevin Phillips

Sunderland have a rich history as a football club, but what about when it comes to supplying the national team? We take a look at…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 23, 2025
29 Aug 2000:  Kevin Phillips of Sunderland listens to some advice as he takes a breather during the England Training Session held at Bisham Abbey, ...

Sunderland icon Kevin Phillips insisted he was never ‘bitter’ about his brief England career, but one thing did bother him

Sunderland fans could never have asked for more from Kevin Phillips when he was a Black Cats player, but the striker could and should have…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 22, 2025
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David Moyes couldn’t have been more wrong when predicting Jordan Pickford’s future after Sunderland exit

It seems like a lifetime ago that Jordan Pickford was turning out for Sunderland, but his eventual exit in 2017 ended up being a bittersweet…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 21, 2025
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris. Inset, Sunderland, West Brom, and Coventry badges.

How Sunderland’s final eight games compare to Championship play-off rivals Coventry City and West Brom

Sunderland are almost certain to finish in the play-offs this season, but can they hang on to fourth place? We take a look at the…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 21, 2025
Sunderland's Trai Hume. Inset, West Brom, Burnley, and Coventry City badges.

Trai Hume reveals the one team he doesn’t want to face in the Championship play-offs, Sunderland fans will agree

Sunderland may be stuttering a little at the moment, but it would take a huge disaster to stop them getting into the play-offs now. As…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 20, 2025
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Former Sunderland ace Jordan Henderson had a ‘difficult’ England debut, 25 years later he’s back in the team

Jordan Henderson made his England debut way back in 2010, and now, the former Sunderland and Liverpool icon has been drafted back into the fold…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 20, 2025
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris. Inset, Sunderland badge, and a question mark graphic.

Sunderland fans demand Regis Le Bris starts to use one rarely-seen player, he’s ‘exactly’ what Black Cats need now

Sunderland are stuck in a bit of a rut right now, but fans believe there is one player who can make a real difference in…

Jakob Barnes
Mar 20, 2025

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