Two clubs in the bottom half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Aston Villa and Sunderland The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Villa Park in Birmingham and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert (via ESPN FC): "I'm proud of them for the way we played [against Swansea City]. We probably did to Swansea what they do to most teams coming here. I thought we out-passed them and penned them in at the end, and I'm really pleased with the way we're playing at the minute."
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet (via Sky Sports): "I don't think anyone can hide it's very difficult to go and win two or three in a row. We thought it was the right time for us. We started the game [against Hull City] with a goal in the beginning, but like I said, the key moments that are happening too many times now are not worth talking about."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Fabian Delph will serve as the defensive bite for Aston Villa on Sunday. In 10 league appearances, the 25-year-old is averaging 1.2 tackles and 1.5 clearances.
Aston Villa's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Guzan; Clark, Vlaar, Okore; Cissokho, Delph, Sanchez, Cleverley, Hutton; Benteke, Weimann
Sunderland's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Pantilimon; Jones, Brown, O'Shea, Vergini; Cattermole; Wickham, Rodwell, Larsson, Johnson; Altidore
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 |
18 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
40 |
13 |
27 |
45 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
18 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
39 |
15 |
24 |
42 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester United |
18 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
33 |
19 |
14 |
35 |
|||
|
4 |
Southampton |
18 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
31 |
14 |
17 |
32 |
|||
|
5 |
West Ham United |
18 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
29 |
21 |
8 |
31 |
|||
|
6 |
Arsenal |
18 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
32 |
22 |
10 |
30 |
|||
|
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
18 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
30 |
|||
|
8 |
Swansea City |
18 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
23 |
19 |
4 |
28 |
|||
|
9 |
Liverpool |
18 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
22 |
24 |
-2 |
25 |
|||
|
10 |
Newcastle United |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
26 |
-7 |
23 |
|||
|
11 |
Stoke City |
18 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
23 |
-4 |
22 |
|||
|
12 |
Everton |
18 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
27 |
28 |
-1 |
21 |
|||
|
13 |
Aston Villa |
18 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
-11 |
20 |
|||
|
14 |
Sunderland |
18 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
16 |
27 |
-11 |
19 |
|||
|
15 |
West Bromwich Albion |
18 |
4 |
5 |
9 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
17 |
|||
|
16 |
Queens Park Rangers |
18 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
21 |
34 |
-13 |
17 |
|||
|
17 |
Hull City |
18 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
18 |
25 |
-7 |
16 |
|||
|
18 |
Crystal Palace |
18 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
30 |
-10 |
15 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
18 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
27 |
-15 |
15 |
|||
|
20 |
Leicester City |
18 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
16 |
31 |
-15 |
10 |
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