Lee Johnson has been dismissed as Sunderland manager in the wake of their humiliating 6-0 defeat to Bolton Wanderers but just over 24 hours before the January transfer window closes.
At just after 7pm on Sunday evening, the Black Cats released the surprise statement confirming Johnson’s 14-month tenure at the Stadium of Light was over, along with assistant Jamie McAllister.
Johnson and McAllister took the job at Sunderland five months after their exit from Bristol City, in the summer of 2020, and the 40-year-old won 40 of 78 matches in charge, leading them to the EFL Trophy at the end of last season.
