Match Day Thread Sunderland AFC v Aston Villa - Sunday 21st September 2025 - KO 14:00

3 straight red and down as violent conduct

 

Right in front of the bench, 2 yards from the 4th official and VAR, no chance he was getting away with that. Shame because I thought he looked quite dangerous gping forward as well. Assume Masuaku will come straight in, but switching to a 3 with Talbi LWB wouldn't be a bad option either.

 

Incredible performance really.

Just seen the red back and it was a red, we win without it.

Every bit a PL team and not a relegation one, still concerns about creativity is the only negative.

Mukiele an Alderete are insane. Sadiki is phenomenal I won’t be stunned to see a club record sale for the lad he is like oxygen he’s everywhere, and at pace.

Wilson, Gan on lad. He just gets in there.

Cracking point, could easily have won, proud of the lads scrapping back. Thought Xhaka was quietly superb.

We can allow Rei and Roefs there errors they’ve done enough to have a bit of credit in the bank.

Villa were ****e.

 

3 ….. for being ****ing stupid

 

I don't think the ref had a good game today. Some of the decisions were terrible. That one when Mcginn threw himself down in the first half up towards the NE corner was laughable.

 

Aye but nowt for Cash is my issue. He should have had a yellow then we could have niggled him.

 

We know the Swiss make excellent watches, the timing of the Xhaka header lay off excellent also.

 

Great with 11, exceptional with 10

superlatives galore

what a ****ing demonstration of commitment that was

 

I saw the last two matches as markers as to whether we were really able to compete at this level. Can honestly say I'm blown away by how mcuh we look like a premier league team already!

 

The club haven't listed Mukiele as a MOTM contender

 

That was a lousy decision, tried to shoulder charge talbi and falls over, the Lino gave it and was only 5 yards away

 

Ayes it’s like some weird dream. What a window we had. That was without Diarra and Rigg before the red was looking undroppable.

 

Sadiki for me. Ran so much felt like we still had 11

 

What pleased me today is the way we didn’t crumble after going a man down, Chelsea bottled at Man Utd last night after going down to ten. We deserved that point today as Villa were ****e, the presenters were so far up their arses about scoring their first premier goal.

 

1000% agree with all of the above. If Reinaldo doesn't get sent off we (I think) get 3pts. Happy with a point at the end of all that.

 

Nearly **** myself wheen he went down late on, I thought he had pinged his hammy when he swing at the ball. Luckily it was just cramp

 

More than confident after watching that we’re not going down. Mukilele is an animal. Everyone was quality. Shame for rigg, really looked promising.

 

An excellent point. Shame Reinildo was an idiot

 

he’s put on instagram tonight that it wasn’t even cramp

 

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