Give It Your Best Shot, Lads!

WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: Sunderland's goalkeeper Robin Roefs gestures during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sunderland at Molineux on May 02, 2026 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images) | CameraSport via Getty Images Gav says… What this team has collectively managed to achieve over the last two years is nothing short of amazing. They’ve brought me and countless other Sunderland supporters a raft of happy memories that we’ll never forget, from the drama of last season’s playoffs to beating Newcastle twice this season and being the last team in the country to lose a home game – it’s been a truly amazing twelve or so months in particular.

That said, even after an unbelievable campaign where we’ve never been at threat of struggle, the journey doesn’t have to end yet. Three cup finals. Three massive games against established giants of the English game.

That’s what stands in the way of this team achieving something that no other Sunderland side in history has managed to do: qualifying for European competition via their league finish. We need to go into this run of games and, in particular, this game on Saturday with the mentality that everything is on the line. We’ve won some amazing home games this season, but none would feel better than taking three points off Manchester United and keeping the dream alive that we could go on to finish in the top eight.

As it stands, we’re just three points off Brighton. Yes, there’s massive clutch of teams involved in this race and yes, we’ll need results to go in our favour elsewhere, but the games against Everton and Chelsea could be six-pointers if we get things right at the weekend. Haway, Lads.