Charlton Athletic came back from an early own goal to score a stoppage time winner against Sunderland and secure promotion to the Championship.
English League One: Mahamadou-Naby Sarr (5′ OG) Charlton Athletic 0-1 Sunderland
Hampshire Police and Portsmouth FC have confirmed that there will be enhanced security checks in place at Fratton Park on Thursday evening.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested after making bomb threats on Twitter ahead of Thursday night’s League One playoff fixture between Portsmouth and Sunderland.
Hampshire Police released a statement on Thursday morning which said the man from Northallerton, North Yorkshire, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning and that he remains in custody.
The statement added: “We continue to work with Portsmouth FC and can assure the public that a sufficient policing response will be in place…
Jon McLaughlin made save after save to preserve the clean sheet in a 1-0 aggregate victory over Portsmouth and advance to the League One playoff final at Wembley.
One fan thought his luck was in when he took part in the half-time entertainment, but he ended up being cheated out of glory.
Imagine being a Plymouth Argyle fan and making the arduous 800-mile round trip to Sunderland only to watch your side lose 2-0.
Now, imagine you’re the same Plymouth fan who made the same trek to watch the same result but also had the misfortune of taking part in the half-time entertainment at the Stadium of Light.
Tasked with racing from the halfway line to the penalty spot and scoring into an empty net, the travelling Argyle supporter in question fell victim to a bit of blatant cynicism from his…
Senegal defender Papy Djilobodji has been sacked by Sunderland after the defender breached his contract and failed a fitness test, the club confirmed on their official website on Wednesday.
In a statement published on Wednesday, the Black Cats revealed that the centre-back had been allowed to take unpaid leave during July with the proviso that he would find a new club or return fit enough to contribute to the club’s League One campaign.
However, the club have confirmed that upon the defender only…
Sunderland will end Papy Djilobodji’s contract after he was absent from the club without leave and then “comprehensively” failed a fitness test.
Djilobodji, under contract with the League One club until the summer of 2020, was given permission to take unpaid leave in July.
But he failed to return in August despite written requests and failed a fitness test when he eventually came back to the Stadium of Light this month.
“Sunderland AFC has given notice under its contract with Papy Djilobodji,” a…
Goals from Marco Matias and Adam Reach secured Sheffield Wednesday’s safe passage into the second round of the Carabao Cup.
Chris Coleman took charge of Sunderland in November.
Sunderland have sacked manager Chris Coleman after failing to keep the club in the Championship and announced the club has been sold to a group led by Eastleigh chairman Stewart Donald.
Colema…
Fulham put the pressure on Cardiff in the race for Premier League promotion with a comeback win over Sunderland in their penultimate match.