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9:40 am, Tue 07 May 2013

Di Canio delight at draw

Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio believes his side's hard-fought draw against Stoke could prove critical to their relegation battle

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10:09 pm, Mon 06 May 2013

Report: Sunderland 1-1 Stoke

John O'Shea snatched a potentially priceless point for Sunderland as they held Stoke to a draw despite seeing Craig Gardner sent off

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Team news: Sunderland v Stoke

Sunderland: Mignolet, Colback, Rose, Cuellar, O'Shea (c), N'Diaye, Larsson, Gardner, Johnson, McClean, Graham.

From @SAFCofficial on Twitter: ( 6:02 pm, Mon 06 May 2013)

Stoke: Begovic, Shotton, Wilson, Huth, Shawcross (c), Whitehead, Adam, N'Zonzi, Walters, Crouch, Jerome.

From @SAFCofficial on Twitter: ( 6:08 pm, Mon 06 May 2013)

Sunderland continue their battle to avoid the drop against Stoke at the Stadium of Light. Follow the match live here.

12:30 pm, Sun 05 May 2013

On this day: Sunderland shocked Leeds Utd to win 1973 FA Cup Final (video)

Sunderland's finest hour-and-a-half took place at Wembley 40 years ago today. Watch extended highlights below:

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5:46 pm, Thu 02 May 2013

Di Canio wants middle ground

Paolo Di Canio wants his players to dig in for the relegation battle

Paolo Di Canio has told his players to find a middle ground between the highs of derby glory and the depths of their Villa loss

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Premier League

5:04 pm, Wed 01 May 2013

Black Cats fail in Sessegnon appeal

Sunderland forward Stephane Sessegnon will miss the rest of the season after his appeal against the three-match ban for his dismissal against Aston Villa on Monday night was rejected, the FA has confirmed.

Black Cats appeal red

Sunderland have formerly lodged a claim for unfair dismissal following Stephane Sessegnon's red card at Aston Villa, the Football Association has confirmed.

The 28-year-old Benin international will have his case heard by an independent regulatory commission on Wednesday afternoon.