Sunderland 1989-1990⢠Manager fears distractions at countryâs first major tournament since 1958 ⢠âIf the players have cabin fever, good; we have waited long enoughâ Wales will ban wags from their team hotel at Euro 2016. The presence of playersâ wives and girlfriends has been a thorny issue around major tournamentsâ¦
Guardian » 4hThis weekâs winner is Andrew Webster (Pato Banton), who wins a copy of Matchdays: the hidden story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng . Next week weâd like your takes on Robert Huth (but letâs try to steer clear of that incident, eh? ) . Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Mondayâ¦
Guardian » 5h⢠City believe Catalan tired of the politics at Barcelona and Bayern Munich ⢠Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba among targets but Vincent Kompany will stay Manchester City want Pep Guardiola to stay beyond his three-year contract and build a dynasty , with the club confident he will enter the best workingâ¦
Guardian » 5hReal Madrid to bid £60m for Romelu Lukaku , Liverpool to sell Martin Skrtel, Alex Iwobi picks Nigeria over England, plus more.
BBC Sport » 5hAt 23, Lingard has had a much more gradual rise to prominence, spending four loan spells away from Old Trafford
The Independent » 6hAshley backed new manager Rafa Benitez to keep the club in the top flight
The Independent » 6hWives, girlfriends and family members are banned from Wales' team hotel during the early stages of their Euro 2016 campaign, says Chris Coleman.
BBC Sport » 6hSources at the top of the club believe that the biggest challenge Guardiola will face is the colossal difficulty of the Premier League itself
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England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Leeds United | 46 | +27 | 85 | L0-1 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | +20 | 85 | D1-1 | W3-1 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 46 | +25 | 80 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | +20 | 74 | D2-2 | W2-0 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | +15 | 74 | L0-1 | D1-1 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | +6 | 74 | |||
| 7 | West Ham United | 46 | +23 | 72 | W4-3 | L0-5 | |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | +13 | 71 | L2-3 | L1-2 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +1 | 69 | L2-4 | D1-1 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | +7 | 67 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | +5 | 61 | D2-2 | W2-1 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 46 | -3 | 61 | D2-2 | D3-3 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 46 | -12 | 59 | D2-2 | W3-2 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 46 | -7 | 58 | L0-1 | L2-3 | |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | -2 | 57 | W4-0 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | -5 | 55 | W3-1 | L0-3 | |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | -9 | 54 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 18 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | -16 | 54 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 46 | -22 | 54 | W4-2 | L0-1 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | -4 | 51 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 46 | -11 | 50 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 22 | Bournemouth | 46 | -19 | 48 | W3-2 | W1-0 | |
| 23 | Bradford City | 46 | -24 | 41 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 24 | Stoke City | 46 | -28 | 37 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| Sunderland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 6th | 12th | 2nd |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Drawn | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Lost | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 10th | 19th | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 2-1-3 | 5-0-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-7 | 10-11 | 8-3 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 7th | 8th | 10th |
| Goals scored | 70 | 41 | 29 |
| Failed to score | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 14th | 22nd | 6th |
| Goals conceded | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 9th | 12th | 7th |
| Goal difference | +6 | +9 | -3 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 7th | 4th | 15th |
| Goal total | 134 | 73 | 61 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | w/o win in last 3 | ||
| Away | won last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-3-2 | 3-2-1 | 3-2-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-7 | 13-3 | 4-7 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
D2-2 |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Sunderland | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 6th | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 70 | 64 | +6 | .583 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .333 |
| English League Cup | Fifth Round | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | .600 |
| English Zenith Data Systems Cup | Northern First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .333 |
| English Division Two (old) Play-Offs | Final | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 59 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 87 | 80 | +7 | .566 | |
