Overview
- Kickoff is 2pm UK/9am ET at the Stadium of Light with coverage on Sky Sports in the UK and USA Network in the US.
- Sunderland’s 1-0 loss to Liverpool was their first home defeat of the season, and they have won two of their last 10 league games.
- Fulham have lost four of their last five in the league, including a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City, and manager Marco Silva is out of contract this summer.
- Sunderland remain without Granit Xhaka and Bertrand Traoré, with Brian Brobbey expected to lead the line in Régis Le Bris’s setup.
- Bookmakers price the matchup closely at 13/8 each (draw 11/5), and one preview predicts a 1-1 draw.