What have been the best moments at the Stadium of Light?

Throughout Thursday, we are revealing the moments former Sunderland defender Darren Williams are the best to have happened at the Stadium of Light. He puts the sending off of Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira in 2000 as his fifth favourite. It probably helped that Sunderland beat the Gunners 1-0 as well."He was a top player and a great guy, but I came on as a sub in the game," Williams told BBC Radio Newcastle. "We were 1-0 up and they were getting more momentum. I've been asked to go on and quieten down Vieira. "I haven't done this intentionally, but there were a couple of shirt pulls from both sides and on this occasion, he's kind of got away from me and as I've had a little tug on his shirt to pull him back, he put his arm out and caught me right in the face. "Obviously, I've gone down!"In fourth place, Williams has marked the First Division play-off semi-final second leg against Sheffield United during the 1997-98 season where the hosts progressed to Wembley with a 2-0 win. "It was basically when we came out," he remembered. "As we came out of the tunnel, we looked across to the far side - the East End, it literally lit up, and the noise and the volume was unbelievable. "If you ran the tunnel into a wall, you'd have probably run straight at them because it gave such a massive lift." For the full list, listen now on BBC Sounds - or come back to this page later.

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