Two clubs in the bottom half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Sunderland and Stoke City. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and can be live streamed here free.
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Daily Star): "I'm confident the strikers will score. They'll be given the chance to do so, but only time will tell. We're not panicking, but another 0-0 on Saturday would not be great. That would put us in a situation where we are thinking where we're going to get another goal."
"As a team, we're stronger mentally, in better shape and more difficult to beat," he added. "We're getting the basics right, but of course, the most difficult part of football is scoring goals."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Stoke City's Victor Moses has been instrumental since joining the club in the summer transfer window. The 23-year-old has two assists and an average of 2.3 key passes per match.
Sunderland's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Mannone; Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea, Vergini; Johnson, Cattermole, Rodwell, Buckley; Alvarez, Fletcher
Stoke City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Pielters, Wilson, Shawcross, Bardsley; Whelan, N'Zonzi; Moses, Adam, Diouf; Crouch
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
|||
|
2 |
Southampton |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester City |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
|||
|
5 |
Swansea City |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
|||
|
6 |
Aston Villa |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
10 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
|||
|
8 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|||
|
9 |
Crystal Palace |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
|||
|
10 |
West Bromwich Albion |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
|||
|
11 |
Stoke City |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|||
|
12 |
Leicester City |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
8 |
|||
|
13 |
West Ham United |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
|||
|
14 |
Liverpool |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
7 |
|||
|
15 |
Everton |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
-2 |
6 |
|||
|
16 |
Hull City |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
-2 |
6 |
|||
|
17 |
Sunderland |
6 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
18 |
Queens Park Rangers |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
-9 |
4 |
|||
|
19 |
Newcastle United |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
3 |
|||
|
20 |
Burnley |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
3 |
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