The Black Cats took a fine point away from Brighton.

Broja and Marcus Edwards combined to earn Parker’s men a share of the spoils.

Jake Paul has undergone surgery for a broken jaw after being knocked out by Anthony Joshua which has meant he can only eat liquids for the next seven days

Antoine Semenyo's release clause has attracted interest from several clubs including Manchester United.

Callum Slattery was the hero as Motherwell moved back up to third in the Scottish Premiership with a 1-0 win over Dundee.

Simons was shown a straight red card after a VAR review for raking his studs down the back of Virgil van Dijk

Chelsea’s Chalobah challenged Gordon at 2-1 in 2-2 draw‘It was a clear error and a clear penalty’Eddie Howe accused Andy Madley of failing to award Newcastle a “stonewall” penalty as Chelsea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2. Newcastle have now dropped 13 points from winning positions this season, but their manager blamed the match …

St Mirren ensured there was no hangover from their historic Premier Sports Cup triumph over Celtic as Mikael Mandron's goal earned them a deserved 1-0 victory over Livingston at the SMiSA Stadium.

TARA ANSON-WALSH AT THE AMEX: Brighton played out a goalless draw in a game between two well-matched sides in a game which said everything to the high standards of Sunderland.

Chisnall out despite hitting 11 180s in 3-2 defeatDirk van Duijvenbode and Motomu Sakai bow outDave Chisnall was dumped out of the PDC world championship by Ricardo Pietreczko despite hitting 11 180s in an Alexandra Palace thriller. Chisnall, the No 21 seed, paid the price for double trouble and missed a match dart in the final set when it seemed the …

Dundee United and Hibernian had to be content with a point apiece after a 1-1 Scottish Premiership draw at Tannadice.

Much has been made of the impact the Africa Cup of Nations could have on Sunderland’s fortunes over the next few weeks. Yet much like their impressive adaptation to life in the Premier League, they seem to take it all in their stride.Without four of those who helped them record a derby victory over Newcastle last week because of the tournament that kicks …

Armando Broja scored a last-minute equaliser to end Burnley’s seven-game losing run and leave Bournemouth winless in eight.Bournemouth thought they had won it when the sought-after Antoine Semenyo scored his eighth goal of the season to finally break through Burnley’s spirited defence after 67 minutes. But second-half substitutes Marcus Edwards and Broja …

Manchester City will be top on Christmas Day if Arsenal fail to win at Everton in Saturday’s late game. Even if that does not happen, there is a forbidding relentlessness to City that should scare Arsenal as they seek to end the sequence of three consecutive runners-up finishes.Erling Haaland scored twice and Tijjani Reijnders once as West Ham were swatted …

MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 WEST HAM UNITED - NATHAN SALT AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Here was a Manchester City that looked like a title winner of old, in the type of form that is hard to stop.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Jeff Shi's departure will not suddenly turn Ki-Jana Hoever into Cafu, or Jorgen Strand Larsen into Erling Haaland. It makes Premier League survival no more likely.

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe says his side were denied a "stonewall" penalty in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea - so, does he have a point?

Man City boss Pep Guardiola is pleased with the intensity of the pressing of his forward players and his defence as well after his side comfortably beat West Ham 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

Exeter score three late tries in a fightback to beat Saracens at StoneX Stadium and go top of the Prem table.

Crowd favourite Motomu Sakai was also a second-round casualty.