MATCH THREAD: " SUNDERLAND v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

Collins penalised for competing for (and winning) a bouncing ball; referee Steve Martin clearly influenced by the baying Sunderland crowd...

Bluebirds subs introduced...

Colwill on for Meite and Etete on for Ugbo

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

70 mins.

Sunderland looking dangerous.

Etete making a difference, as Sunderland resort to fouling in frustration when he (Etete) keeps winning the high midfield ball...

This game is following a familiar pattern with Sunderland dominating play only to be thwarted by the excellent to this point former Sunderland man Jak Alnwick...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Getting battered here second half

Ugbo offers nothing, we need a striker in January.

Simon, he's one of those that offers little and then pops up with a goal...

Personally, I'd get Meite and Tanner on early in the second half and have a word with our stretched-too-easily defendrrs (Collins seemingly the worse so far)

HALF-TIME SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Meite started as well which I think shows how much impact our attackers have made this game

Quick question: When was the last time we saw a 'foul throw' given for/against any team...?

I honestly can't remember but Sunderland have done it more than once so far in this game...

Great attacking sees the Bluebirds have their best chance of the game with some excellent battling by Etete but Sunderland tear forward and tgreaten again...

Some excellent defending by Goutas and Alnwick...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Ugbo offers nothing, we need a striker in January.

Simon, he's one of those that offers little and then pops up with a goal...

Personally, I'd get Meite and Tanner on early in the second half and have a word with our stretched-too-easily defendrrs (Collins seemingly the worse so far)

HALF-TIME SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Meite started as well which I think shows how much impact our attackers have made this game

Ha ha class.

Ugbo offers nothing, we need a striker in January.

Simon, he's one of those that offers little and then pops up with a goal...

Personally, I'd get Meite and Tanner on early in the second half and have a word with our stretched-too-easily defendrrs (Collins seemingly the worse so far)

HALF-TIME SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Meite started as well which I think shows how much impact our attackers have made this game

Good call; my bad and I posted the team up, too..!

Ugbo offers nothing, we need a striker in January.

Simon, he's one of those that offers little and then pops up with a goal...

Personally, I'd get Meite and Tanner on early in the second half and have a word with our stretched-too-easily defendrrs (Collins seemingly the worse so far)

HALF-TIME SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Meite started as well which I think shows how much impact our attackers have made this game

Ha ha class.

As classy as your input to this point...!

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY (80 mins)

Whose biting their nails?

Goal seems inevitable, Alnwick kept us in it so far. Can’t keep possession.

Whose biting their nails?

What nails?????????????????????

Tanner doing well since he came on but our back four and keeper have been superb to this point with Alnwick and Goutas being the standouts...

GOAL! BLUEBIRDS! MARK McGuiness

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Mark McGuinness, 87 mins

Holy shit are we going to steal a win? Lets gooo

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss.

The dog needed to go outside and I return to see we have scored.

How the hell has that happened? Haha what a win if we can hold out.

Generally defence has been very good. Alnwick excellent! Tanner and Etete made a big difference.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss.

The dog needed to go outside and I return to see we have scored.

Ian, take him out again to be safe...!

Some super stuff from former Sunderland man Jak Alnwick to maintain his clean sheet...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Mark McGuinness, 87 mins

And that should have been 2-0.

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss.

The dog needed to go outside and I return to see we have scored.

Ian, take him out again to be safe...!

Some super stuff from former Sunderland man Jak Alnwick to maintain his clean sheet...

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Mark McGuinness, 87 mins

He has been awesome.

Said earlier this has been a good hunting ground for us.

What a win!

SUPERB BLUEBIRDS..!

Suoer link-up play sees Wintle's shot saved wide and the resulting corner sees the Bluebirds do the sensible thing and stay in the corner...

The game goes back up the other end and yet another superb gathering by Jak Alnwick sees the game slowed again before the ball goes up the other end after a great interception from Colwill that sees Tanner shoit over...


The game ends and it's not pretty but it's all 3 points thanks to a battling performamce at the back and a well taken corner from Wintle that saw Mark McGuinness 'smash and grab' winner and ot could/shoukd have been more in added time...!

That's 9 points from 9 in a weeks. With players rested in the Carabao Cup midweek, we can have a rest and really push next weekend versus Rotherham...

FINAL SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 1 CARDIFF CITY
Bluebird scorer: Mark McGuinness, 87 mins

Have to think another 6pts is possible from Rotherham and Middlesboro

Ugbo offers nothing, we need a striker in January.

Simon, he's one of those that offers little and then pops up with a goal...

Personally, I'd get Meite and Tanner on early in the second half and have a word with our stretched-too-easily defendrrs (Collins seemingly the worse so far)

HALF-TIME SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY

Meite started as well which I think shows how much impact our attackers have made this game

Ha ha class.

As classy as your input to this point...!

LATEST SCORE: SUNDERLAND 0 - 0 CARDIFF CITY (80 mins)

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I was laughing at the post about the impact our attackers had made.

Tanner was a lot better than Meite today.

3 Wins in a row and 3 Wins out of 3 away to Sunderland in the last 3 visits