The festive period is here - and in the footballing world, Christmas time looks a little bit different than it did just 12 months ago.
JOHN O’SHEA will have no complaints if Dick Advocaat sticks with Wes Brown and Sebastian Coates in central defence for Sunderland’s survival showdown against Leicester City.
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