Sunderland 3-0 Blackburn Rovers ( Danny Welbeck, Darren Bent, Asamoah Gyan)
Stadium of Light, Sunderland- January 1, 2011
Sunderland bounced back from their midweek defeat to win 3-0 against Blackburn Rovers. Sixth home win of the season for Sunderland.
Manchester United 2-0 Sunderland AFC ( Dimitar Berbatov*2)
Old Trafford, Manchester- Boxing Day, December 26, 2010
A goal in either half from Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov gave Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 win over Steve Bruce coached Sunderland at Old Trafford.
United dominated the game, especially in the opening 45 minutes, and were good value for their 2-0 win.
Wolves 3-2 Sunderland ( Kevin Foley, Stephen Hunt, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake/ Darren Bent, Danny Welbeck)
Wolves claimed a stunning comeback win over Sunderland thanks to Ebanks-Blake’s late winner. Mick McCarthy’s side took the lead through Kevin Foley only for Bent and Welbeck to make it 2-1 to Sunderland. However goals from Hunt and Ebanks-Blake gave Wolves a 3-2 win at Molineux.