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As Simon Moore stood strong in the absence of Antony Patterson, it was tempting to wonder if Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris had sold his soul to the devil. Even an ill-timed injury to the Black Cats’ number one cannot knock Sunderland off course right now. Anthony Patterson dropped out of the matchday squad for the first time during the Regis Le Bris tenure in the build up to Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Oxford United. If there were any concerns that the loss of Patterson would half Sunderland’s momentum, however, they were emphatically dispelled by a calm, composed and confident performance by …

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