IT’S TROUBLE AT THE TOP FOR SUNDERLAND

FAIL to beat Bolton tonight and Sunderland will equal the record of 19 games without a home win in all competitions, currently shared by Nottingham Forest (1998-99), Derby (2007-08) and Dagenham & Redbridge (2015-16). It is possible they will react by sacking the manager. Yet a run that goes back to December 17, 2016, isn’t the sole fault of a man who has only been in charge this season. We know the constants at Sunderland. Sadly, nobody can sack them.