Sunderland incidents and transfer link shape headlines
Ex-Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet, 38, will retire after this season and take a Belgium management role. He played over 100 games for Sunderland before moving to Liverpool and Club Brugge.
Report links Sunderland with a summer move for Man City's Rico Lewis, with Premier League rivals, including Newcastle, also in the race.
Reflective piece on Sunderland matchday queuing, from Roker Park cash turnstiles to Stadium of Light phone ticket scans, lamenting slower entry and lost simplicity.
Fans call for extra noise vs Spurs and to stay to the final whistle. Debated XI after the derby win, with returns for Reinildo, Mukiele, Ballard, Le Fée and Roefs weighed against loyalty.
Opinion backs Dennis Cirkin to sign a new deal and develop as Reinildo’s understudy after solid displays, including vs Manchester City, as Sunderland plan succession at left-back.
Sunderland are on course to avoid relegation in their first Premier League season back. Article hints at a Le Bris discovery likened to Jack Clarke, valued above Granit Xhaka.
Marco Gabbiadini’s strike edges a scrappy 1-0 at Grimsby in 1988. Gary Bennett avoids dismissal under then rules, Pascoe impresses, and Sunderland return to the top before Chesterfield away.
Roberto De Zerbi takes over at Spurs, with a debut away to Sunderland on 12 April before hosting Brighton. Sunderland face his high-press 4-2-3-1 in a key home date. Livescore
Northumbria Police arrest a 45-year-old after alleged racist abuse of Lutsharel Geertruida in the 22 March Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park. Referee Anthony Taylor halted play for 3 minutes.
