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Match Day Thread Match Preview: Sunderland Vs Stoke

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  1. Brian Storm

    Brian Storm Well-Known Member

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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.​
     
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  2. Home_and_Away

    Home_and_Away Well-Known Member

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    Great thread as always marra..... <applause>

    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 :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  3. Bizarreknives

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    I didn't realise we had such a good record against Stoke, that has made me just a little bit optimistic about tomorrow.
     
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  4. Gordon Armstrong

    Gordon Armstrong Just another S.A.F.C. fan
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    It's about ****ing time that this Match Preview was posted, too, you lazy bastard :steam:

    What the **** have you been doing all day :huh:
     
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    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.
     
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  6. Brian Storm

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    Been house hunting. Think I've found my new gaff.:1980_boogie_down:
     
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    Another cracking match thread.

    That bloke over on RR really knows his stuff <whistle>
     
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  8. Brian Storm

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    I'll knock the fat **** right out.
     
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  9. Blunham Mackem

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    <laugh><laugh>
     
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  10. J๏E..

    J๏E.. The King of Hearts

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    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..<ok>
     
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  11. Home_and_Away

    Home_and_Away Well-Known Member

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    I may do marra.... Change of plan tho, I'll be going with my lad now.
    We'll be wearing this.....
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    Ref: Victory Club...... Upstairs or downstairs ??
     
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  12. Brian Storm

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    They'll be upstairs fella, usually in the bay window. If you see Gordon correct him on something for me <laugh>
     
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    Cheers marra..... You found a new gaff then?
     
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  14. Brian Storm

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    Hopefully, don't have the money for the application until a cheque clears Wed/Thur. Somebody could nip in and have it.
     
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  15. Home_and_Away

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    Fingers crossed you both fella :emoticon-0148-yes:
    Still in Darlo tho ?
     
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  16. Brian Storm

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    Aye mate. Not far from where we are now.
     
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    Can't venture too far away from such a top 'chippy' !!
     
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  18. Brian Storm

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    Where I'm going is equidistant from the town center, train station, Sainsbury's and that chippy. <laugh> Everywhere is a 5 minute walk.
     
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  19. Gordon Armstrong

    Gordon Armstrong Just another S.A.F.C. fan
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    I haven't been invited :emoticon-0106-cryin
     
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  20. Brian Storm

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    Why not? Have you been correcting people in person? <whistle>
     
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