Sunderland slump to 4-1 defeat on league return

Sunderland Firsts slumped to a 4-1 defeat to Northern Firsts as the Premier League started back after the Christmas break. As relegation rivals Newbiggin and Northern Seconds picked up wins, the result leaves the Wearsiders cut 24 points adrift of Premier League safety. The 18 points picked up by Northern keeps them in with an …

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Northumberland 1 beat Struggling Sunderland

Sunderland slipped to a fifth straight defeat, and will spend Christmas in the relegation zone, as they were comfortably beaten 4-1 by Northumberland. Northumberland named their strongest five for the trip, while Sunderland were without the injured Simon Cliff, who was replaced by Jeff Stoker. Alex Storey also returned for the Wearsiders in place of …

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