Sunderland bolster Régis Le Bris's backroom team with hire of former Spurs and Brentford man | OneFootball

Sunderland have added former Brentford and Spurs analyst Joe Newton to Régis Le Bris's backroom staff as first-team analyst ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.

“I am naturally excited to get back into it,” he told Training Ground Guru.

“The job advert came up towards the end of last season and I applied. The club had a great season last year and hopefully that continues. It has a great community feel and good values and that is one of the things that attracted me to the role.”

Newton worked with Thomas Frank at Brentford for a number of years before joining him in moving last summer, and he left Spurs earlier this year.

His primary focus will be opposition analysis as Sunderland prepare for a significantly expanded schedule after qualifying for the Europa League group stages. Over the last year, Florent Ghisolfi has been strengthening football departments following the club’s promotion to the Premier League.

Source: Sunderland Echo