• Watford 1-0 Sunderland: Hurley tributes, missed chances, red-card call and dismal form continues

    Sunderland’s dismal Championship form continued as Ryan Andrews’ second-half strike secured a narrow 1-0 win for Watford. Here’s the story of the game and its key talking points from a Sunderland perspective The opening five minutes of this game were played out to the non-stop din of Sunderland fans in the away end singing, ‘Who’s the greatest half the world has ever seen?’ The tributes to Charlie Hurley had begun long before kick off, with a cardboard cutout of the great centre half serenaded...

  • Sunderland AFC news: Charlie Hurley tributes as Mike Dodds delivers team news ahead of Watford match

    Sunderland are preparing for their Championship match against Watford - and interim head coach Mike Dodds held his pre-match press conference today. The Black Cats were beaten 1-0 by Millwall last weekend and sit 13th in the Championship table with two matches remaining. Watford are just three points behind Sunderland following a goalless draw against Hull last time out, while the Hornets have just appointed Tom Clevery as their permanent head coach. Here’s what was said at the Academy of Light...