"David Moyes, the manager who oversaw a disastrous relegation for Sunderland eight years ago, found a very different club on his first return to the Stadium of Light. Back then, Sunderland were on a downward slope. Now, things are on the up. Regis Le Bris' impressive Sunderland moved up to fourth place ahead of Saturday's home game against Arsenal after a 1-1 draw against Moyes' Everton side."
"Everton had dominated much of the first half, and will have counted themselves unfortunate not to be further ahead at the break, with Sunderland uncharacteristically having been on the back foot on home turf for the first half hour. It was a different story after the break, as Sunderland laid siege to the Everton goal, but they could not force a winner. Still, the result moved the home side up to 18 points, almost halfway to safety, with just 10 games gone."
Regis Le Bris' Sunderland produced an impressive performance to move up to fourth place after a 1-1 home draw with Everton. Iliman Ndiaye opened the scoring with a brilliant goal before a deflected Granit Xhaka strike levelled the match. Everton dominated much of the first half, but Sunderland regrouped after the break and pressed hard without finding a winner. The draw lifted Sunderland to 18 points from ten games, placing them almost halfway to safety and exceeding preseason expectations. The club's rise contrasts sharply with the relegation suffered under David Moyes eight years earlier and subsequent years in lower leagues.
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