please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Dare we dream of back to back wins? We probably shouldn't. Nor should we dare to dream we'll suddenly display some kind of stylistic tour de force. Barring some kind of sick defensive fetish - watching Sunderland is as dull as it comes. Dreary as it may be, it wasn't exactly exhilarating stuff we were watching before Sam Allardyce took the helm. But would you believe it we're actually becoming difficult to beat. So what he hell. Come on Sunderland, see if you can grind out another mind numbing, boring but effective performance and steal us another win. Match Appointments Referee: Mike Dean Assistants: D Cann & M Wilkes Fourth Official: K A Woolmer Team News Sunderland Jermain Defoe and Lee Cattermole could be fit after picking up injuries during last weeks win. Fabio Borini has trained all week and should be available for selection. Billy Jones is suspended which should see DeAndre Yedlin step in. Stoke City Xherdan Shaqiri is fit to play though Philipp Wollscheid is a major doubt Last 10 League meetings 25th Apr 2015 Stoke City 1-1 Sunderland 4th Oct 2014 Sunderland 3-1 Stoke City 29th Jan 2014 Sunderland 1-0 Stoke City 23rd Nov 2013 Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland 6th May 2013 Sunderland 1-1 Stoke City 27th Oct 2012 Stoke City 0-0 Sunderland 4th Feb 2012 Stoke City 0-1 Sunderland 18th Sep 2011 Sunderland 4-0 Stoke City 5th Feb 2011 Stoke City 3-2 Sunderland 6th Nov 2010 Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City Form Sunderland please log in to view this image Sat 7th Nov Sunderland 0-1 Southampton Sun 1st Nov Everton 6-2 Sunderland Sun 25th Oct Sunderland 3-0 Newcastle Sat 17th Oct West Brom 1-0 Sunderland Sat 3rd Oct Sunderland 2-2 West Ham Sat 26th Sep Man Utd 3-0 Sunderland Stoke City please log in to view this image Sat 21st Nov Southampton 0-1 Stoke Sat 7th Nov Stoke 1-0 Chelsea Sat 31st Oct Newcastle 0-0 Stoke Sat 24th Oct Stoke 0-2 Watford Mon 19th Oct Swansea 0-1 Stoke Sat 3rd Oct Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke Last Corresponding fixture please log in to view this image OPTA Facts 'n' Stats Head-to-head Stoke have never won at Sunderland in the Premier League (D2, L5) but they did triumph at the Stadium of Light in the League Cup last season. Sunderland are looking for a third consecutive home win over the Potters. The two sides first met on this day 124 years ago - 28 November 1891, when Sunderland won 3-1 at Stoke. Sunderland Sunderland's victory at Crystal Palace on Monday was only their second win in 16 league games (D5, L9). Jermain Defoe has scored seven goals in his nine starts for Sunderland in all competitions this season. Sam Allardyce has registered 150 Premier League wins as manager, the fifth-highest haul of victories. Stoke City Stoke have kept clean sheets in their last four away matches, winning three of them. There have been just 23 goals scored in Premier League games involving Stoke City this season, fewer than any other side. The Potters have scored with just 10% of their shots this season according to Opta, the lowest conversion rate in the division. Their last four wins have been by 1-0. Four of Bojan's last five Premier League goals have come away from home.
Great thread as always marra..... Last home game I'll attend this season as I'm off 'away' in a fortnight... I'm confident of 3 point the morra !!!! Ha'way
I didn't realise we had such a good record against Stoke, that has made me just a little bit optimistic about tomorrow.
It's about ****ing time that this Match Preview was posted, too, you lazy bastard What the **** have you been doing all day
with 4 of the bottom 6 teams at home saturday and the mags away at palace and chelsea away at spurs, if results go with us we could be only 2 points behind chelsea. i would have taken that at the beginning of the season what is jose thinking of pmsl. My prediction 2-0 the lads.
I'm up at the match with QWOP (almost converted Sunderland fan ) tomorrow, it will be my last game for a while also. We will probably get into the Victory club at about 1pm if you fancy a beer? Excellent thread Bri.. Top notch as usual..
I may do marra.... Change of plan tho, I'll be going with my lad now. We'll be wearing this..... Ref: Victory Club...... Upstairs or downstairs ??
They'll be upstairs fella, usually in the bay window. If you see Gordon correct him on something for me
Hopefully, don't have the money for the application until a cheque clears Wed/Thur. Somebody could nip in and have it.
Where I'm going is equidistant from the town center, train station, Sainsbury's and that chippy. Everywhere is a 5 minute walk.