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• Founded:1879
• Manager:Steve Bruce

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• Capacity:49000

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Bardsley cools Cats fears

10 Nov 2008 - 14:49:09

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Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley insists there is no need to panic despite the Black Cats' recent poor run of results.

Roy Keane's side slipped to a third straight defeat and to 19th place in the Premier League table after going down 2-1 at home to Portsmouth on Saturday.

Sunderland now take on Blackburn Rovers in the Carling Cup and in the Premier League this week, but Bardsley claims nobody at the Stadium of Light is pressing the panic button just yet.

"It's good that we have a midweek game and I'm sure that if we play like we did in the first half against Portsmouth, we'll win," he told the club's official website.

"It's disappointing to be down there at the wrong end of the table but it's tight and a few good results soon lift you. We won't read too much into it.

"We want to put things right and the cup game gives us a chance to do it. If we win we're in the last eight - that's a good incentive."