Sentence:  Understandably the teams were hyped for their 132nd league meeting, but Steve Bruce's <WSD>Black Cats</WSD> were also looking to settle a score having been humiliated 5-1 at St James' Park at the end of October. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  someone connected with Sunderland Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.