Touching the foot of Stokoe is a supporter ritual, and more than two hours before kick-off, there were Sunderland fans doing just that. Bradley Sharp, 34, and his son Archie, 14, were two of them. “We’ve done it since I first came with granda and my dad,” Sharp said. “Touching the boot, it’s something we’ve done since I started bringing him along.”

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