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David Moyes is a Premier League winner again – for the first time since April, 2014

In that time the world has seen Miss Piggy and Kermit split up, Apple produce a new watch...and the first penis transplant

DAVID MOYES finally has a Premier League under his belt...his first since April 5, 2014.

Sunderland's 2-1 triumph at Bournemouth was a must-win for the former Manchester United boss - and he duly obliged.

Happy days...David Moyes chats to Graeme Souness at Bournemouth
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Happy days...David Moyes chats to Graeme Souness after victory at BournemouthCredit: Getty Images

Moyes' previous top flight victory came with a 4-0 United win at Newcastle.


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A few days later, though, United were pitched out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich and then United lost to Moyes' former club Everton.

Moyes was duly sacked and replaced by Ryan Giggs.

Juan Mata celebrates scoring Manchester Uniteds second in the 2014 win at Newcastle
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Juan Mata celebrates Manchester United's second in the 2014 win at NewcastleCredit: Getty Images

Now, after an unsuccessful spell in Spain with Real Sociedad, Moyes is struggling in the Premier League.

But at least he's off the mark to give Black Cats fans hope they can beat the drop.

A lot has happened, though, in the 31 months since he last collected three points in the Prem.

Here, SunSport gives the lowdown on major landmarks within that period:

 

2014

Top of the Pops: She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer was No 1 when United beat Newcastle.

Soon afterwards Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were on the April 2014 cover of Vogue.

Apple announced its new Apple Watch watch

5 Seconds of Summer topped the charts
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5 Seconds of Summer topped the chartsCredit: Getty Images

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City each fined around £50million for breaching Fair Play Regulations

Arsenal beat  Hull City to win the FA Cup final

Hashim Amla became the first non-white captain of the South African cricket team

Luis Suarez bit Italian Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup
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Luis Suarez bit Italian Giorgio Chiellini at the World CupCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures

Luis Suarez was charged with biting Italy's Giorgio Chielliniat at the World Cup

Germany beats Argentina 1-0 in extra time to become world champions

Rory McIlroy won the Open, shooting 271 at Royal Liverpool

Scotland voted 'NO' in a referendum deciding whether or not to stay with the United Kingdom

Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius
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Oscar Pistorius Credit: Getty Images
Thomas Manning recover well from his penis transplant
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Thomas Manning recovered well from his penis transplantCredit: Getty Images

Cricketer Phillip Hughes died two days after being struck on the head by a bouncer

Lionel Messi became Champions League all-time top scorer

Thomas Manning received the world's first penis transplant after 15 hours of gruelling surgery and reported that he didn't feel any pain

 

2015

AB de Villiers makes the fastest century in ODI cricket history from 31 balls against the West Indies

James Anderson becomes the highest wicket-taking bowler in England's test cricket history

The Tories defied the won the General Election

James Anderson became England's leading wicket-taker
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James Anderson became England's leading wicket-takerCredit: PA:Press Association
Prime Minister David Cameron
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David Cameron led the Tories to a General Election triumphCredit: EPA
Kermit and Miss Piggy announced their split
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Kermit and Miss Piggy announced their splitCredit: Getty Images

Alistair Cook became the leading run scorer of all time in Test cricket for England

Muppets Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announce the end of their relationship on Twitter

Floyd Mayweather beat Manny Pacquiao in world's richest ever fight

Over 120 people were killed in series of gun and bomb attacks across Paris

Eddie Redmayne won Oscar for The Theory of Everything

Cambridge topped the list of our best universities
Nasa scientists find evidence of flowing water on Mars

 

2016

The Queen turned 90

Deaths of showbiz greats stars David Bowie, Terry Wogan, Caroline Aherne, Victoria Wood and Ronnie Corbett

Her Majesty the Queen celebrated her 90th birthday
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Her Majesty the Queen celebrated her 90th birthdayCredit: PA:Press Association
Palmerston moved into the Foreign Office
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Palmerston moved into the Foreign OfficeCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
The Great British Bake Off finished its run on BBC
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The Great British Bake Off finished its run on BBCCredit: PA:Press Association

The EU Referendum delivered Brexit

The Foreign Office welcomed  a new cat in Palmerston

GB won 27 Olympic gold medals at Rio 2016

It was announced that the BBC's The Great British Bake Off is being switched to Channel 4

Leicester City surprisingly won the Premier League

Moyes finally has something to smile baout
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Moyes finally has something to smile aboutCredit: Getty Images

Let's hope it's doesn't take Moyes so long again to clock up his next Premier League victory.

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