A top finish from Bellingham to be fair. But our defence is woeful, slow and ponderous.
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Joey you beauty (2) 
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Boom boom
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That was a fvcking great breakaway goal
Surely my prediction for the last game counts for this as the last game was postponed
Repeat
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looks like we won again 
From the BBC match report
âSubstitute Joe Rothwell scored a late double as Southampton survived a Sunderland fightback to keep their slim hopes of automatic promotion back to the Premier League alive.â
Slim hopes?
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dont forget the BBC is now based in Manchester so we dont actually count in anything so ignore it.
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Where we will get 6 points so game on
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SAS MATCH REPORT v Sunderland
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With our 3 promotion rivals winning their midweek games and our match being postponed for the very normal reason of âwarehouse fireâ it was time to turn our attention to Saturdayâs visit from Sunderland. A side that had beaten us 5-0 earlier in the season. Five also being the amount of games Sunderland have lost in a row coming in to this one, so who knows what to expect.
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Before I start with the match report for another beautifully bizarre match, Iâd just like to take this time to congratulate Sunderland for bringing back their documentary. In Australia, like in England, we are fed Hollywood fairy tales from a very young age. The feel-good scripted success stories are decent enough to watch, but they hardly paint a realistic image of what life is like. More often than not thereâs no fairy tale ending and your dreams are, unfortunately, unlikely to come true â Sunderland 'Til I Die is a miserable modern masterpiece that encapsulates this perfectly. Respect.
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The match is slightly delayed today as the trophy for the Ross Stewart Cup is paraded around the ground: a store-bought crutch spray painted gold.
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The Championship might be crazy, but itâs also a caring league. Huddersfield have kindly left their kits behind for Sunderland as we see 10 human highlighters, this time with some smudge marks, take the field for the second time this season.
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90 seconds into the game Sunderland almost score as we give the ball away cheaply on the edge of the box. Thankfully the worldâs best strikers wonât punish us for those errors in the Premier LeagueâŚ
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In the 10th minute, after a cynical foul, weâre given a free-kick in the freshly minted Prowsey v Wolves zone. Before I can even say Will Small-Prowse heâs (wisely) taken it short to a teammate who loops the ball too deep and out for a goal kicâŚhuh?! Like the notes the night before an exam, the highlighter has taken over and for some reason has inexplicably headed it into his own 6-yard box. Stuey cleans up the scraps. 1-0. Thanks for the gift. Luckily for him that wonât be replayed on the worldâs largest streaming platformâŚ
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For the next 10 minutes itâs shooting range stuff and I find myself, foolishly, dreaming of the number 8.
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Just as itâs looking like itâs going to be one of those games where we have countless chances but canât convert, a classic Sunday league slide tackle is imperfectly executed. Penalty every day and twice on Sunday. AA steps up to take it and, despite the booby-trapped penalty spot shifting again, Arma makes it 2-0. Game over.
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One of the highlights of the first season from the Sunderland doco was when they were talking about which song should be played over the tannoy to hype up the crowd. Sometimes humour trumps hype and that was exactly the case at St Maryâs with We Didnât Start The Fire followed by Fireball and Kasabianâs Fire. Give that man a raise.
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Genuinely nothing happens for the first 15 minutes of the second half and Iâm starting to wonder if Iâve fallen asleep. Itâs almost like our lads think the job is done and we can cruise home from here. Rookie move in the Championship. That thing will chew you up and spit you out before you can say âwhereâd my lead go?â 2-1
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Itâs a funny thing football. One minute youâre cruising and dreaming of promotion, the next youâre getting bossed at home by a team thatâs lost 5 in a row. Thereâs a lengthy delay now with a Sunderland player down. The delay is taking so long that youâd almost have time to fly someone from Madrid to Southampton.
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Sure enough, in the 71st minute the recently suspended and illegally substituted Jude Bellingham cuts in on his right foot and expertly curls the ball past a despairing Bazunu. Brilliant goal from a brilliant footballer. Not sure a Real Madrid player should be playing in the Championship, but I admire the creativity. 2-2 as he strolls back off the ground to the sounds of Hey Jude by The Beatles. Another raise needed.
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The good thing about this league, and thereâs plenty, is that you know a game like this isnât finishing 2-2. Safe in this knowledge Iâm out of my seat watching two little legs fly down the right into open space. Unfortunately, the ball is cleared by SunderlaâŚROOOTHHHHWELLLLLLLLLLLL. He only scores belters. 3-2 Saints. Madness.
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Just like a moonshine party in the Deep South thereâs often more than one sighting and almost straight from kickoff itâs Mulder to Scully toâŚROSWELLLL!! 4-2. Out of this world this league.
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Some other things happen, I think. Full time. 4-2.
Leicester dropped points, Ipswich got beaten in the 100th minute and we won. Weâre still in the hunt. -
Weâve got 8 games in April so I can only imagine how many more games weâve got to come in March. One. Just one. On the 30th.
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Heâs definitely got a sense of humour. 
1 game in March and 8 in April
Thatâs mental
Why do we have an international break in the championship? If they want to start fucking about with this then then need to chop 4 teams from the league
Absolutely, lets start with the 3 above us.
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