Sunderland are poised to sign the long-time Newcastle target Dayann Methalie, Toulouse’s 20-year-old France Under-21s defender

Kobbie Mainoo needs a power boost, Everton revel in home comforts but Brentford must rediscover their buzz

Evanilson came off the substitutes’ bench to cancel out Eliezer Mayenda’s first-half goal as Bournemouth drew 1-1 at home with Sunderland

Nico O’Reilly gives Manchester City options, Sunderland miss Granit Xhaka’s grit and West Ham find a way

Sunderland fought back from two goals down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 with Brian Brobbey grabbing the winner

Liverpool to offer Doak in Guéhi part exchange? | Darwin Núñez to Napoli? | Botafogo’s Igor Jesus to Forest? | Charlie Cresswell to Sunderland?

Premier League champions’ charges could be seismic but they are not unprecedented after two other major illegal payment sagas in English football

Evan Ferguson will reunite with former Brighton manager Graham Potter, while the Seagulls are pursuing Sunderland winger Tommy Watson

North-east club price their top scorer at more than £115m, but they are keen to extend his contract, which has four years to run

Leeds, Norwich, Sunderland, Hull, Huddersfield, Watford and Plymouth could all be losing players to the top flight

Maidstone chase history against Stevenage, Jack Clarke set for Tyne-Wear duel and Armando Broja spots chance

Leicester returned to the top of the Championship as a Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall double helped Enzo Maresca’s side beat third-placed Preston 3-0

Sunderland footballer Jack Diamond has been charged with rape and sexual assault, police have said

Sunderland substitute Jewison Bennette earned his side a 2-2 draw at Watford with an 87th-minute equaliser at Vicarage Road

Needing a point to secure automatic promotion, Wigan let a two-goal lead slip but Rotherham could not take full advantage

Southampton and Derby are among clubs whose stadiums are mortgaged to MSD Capital in search for much-needed funds

The 5-3 victory over the Scottish champions, Hearts, by the 1895 First Division winners was played against a backdrop of unease about money, importing players and making up new competitions

Jack Ross has been dismissed as Sunderland manager after 17 months in charge with the team sitting sixth in League One

Sunderland 'Til I Die: Netflix series charts pain, prayers and passion for the club – trailer

The eight-part series follows the team in their first season back in the Championship after crashing out of the Premier League in 2017.