Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a match between Sunderland and Liverpool. The first-division clash scheduled for 7:45 a.m. ET will be held at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
What They're Saying
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet (via Sky Sports): "If I was a football fan, I would want to be at the stadium because I would not want to miss the chance to watch Steven Gerrard live for maybe the last time in the Northeast."
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers (via ESPN FC): "We have to take our time on this one [Daniel Sturridge], not just for us at Liverpool, but over his career. What [treatment] has gone on hasn't clearly worked, as he gets a number of games and then is unfit."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Gerrard isn't the same player he was in the early 2000s, but has proven to be effective this season. In 19 league appearances, the 34-year-old has five goals and an assist.
Sunderland's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Pantilimon; Jones, Brown, O'Shea, Vergini; Bridcutt; Wickham, Larsson, Gomez, Johnson; Fletcher
Liverpool's Projected Lineup (3-4-1-2): Mignolet; Sakho, Skrtel, Can; Moreno, Leiva, Gerrard, Henderson; Coutinho, Markovic; Sterling
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 |
20 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
44 |
19 |
25 |
46 |
|||
|
1 |
Manchester City |
20 |
14 |
4 |
2 |
44 |
19 |
25 |
46 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester United |
20 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
34 |
20 |
14 |
37 |
|||
|
4 |
Southampton |
20 |
11 |
3 |
6 |
34 |
15 |
19 |
36 |
|||
|
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
20 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
29 |
27 |
2 |
34 |
|||
|
6 |
Arsenal |
20 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
34 |
25 |
9 |
33 |
|||
|
7 |
West Ham United |
20 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
31 |
24 |
7 |
32 |
|||
|
8 |
Liverpool |
20 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
28 |
27 |
1 |
29 |
|||
|
9 |
Swansea City |
20 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
29 |
|||
|
10 |
Newcastle United |
20 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
31 |
-6 |
27 |
|||
|
11 |
Stoke City |
20 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
22 |
24 |
-2 |
26 |
|||
|
12 |
Aston Villa |
20 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
-11 |
22 |
|||
|
13 |
Everton |
20 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
29 |
33 |
-4 |
21 |
|||
|
14 |
Sunderland |
20 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
18 |
30 |
-12 |
20 |
|||
|
15 |
Hull City |
20 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
26 |
-6 |
19 |
|||
|
16 |
Queens Park Rangers |
20 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
22 |
35 |
-13 |
19 |
|||
|
17 |
West Bromwich Albion |
20 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
19 |
29 |
-10 |
18 |
|||
|
18 |
Crystal Palace |
20 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
20 |
30 |
-10 |
17 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
20 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
17 |
32 |
-15 |
17 |
|||
|
20 |
Leicester City |
20 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
19 |
33 |
-14 |
14 |
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