North-east going south? Sunderland and Middlesbrough in Premier League peril


David Moyes’ side are bottom of the league and Aitor Karanka’s Boro have lost four of their last five, so what needs to change?

The clocks do not go back for another week but it is never too early for a north-east crisis and, sure enough Sunderland and Middlesbrough already look deeply troubled.

David Moyes’s bottom-placed side go to West Ham on Saturday having collected only two points this season, and Aitor Karanka celebrated his sole win at Sunderland’s expense and has seen his team – 17th and at Arsenal on Saturday – lose four of their past five games.

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