Sunderland Preview : New Look
Thorn in the side?
By Eye Of The Tiger
April 17 2009
Hull Travel to The stadium of light to take on Sunderland on Saturday afternoon looking to bounce back from defeat last time out against Middlesbrough. Sunderland like Middlesbrough are fellow relegation rivals and if Hull keep losing against teams near the bottom then it could spell an end to their top flight status after just one season
| Venue : | The Stadium Of Light |
| Date : | 18/04/09 |
| K.O Time : | 15:00 BST |
| Ref : | Mike Dean (Wirral) |
Match Stats/Facts
Two out-of-form clubs meet in a crucial relegation six-pointer at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland , who've lost their last four, face a Hull side with two wins in 23 Premier League outings.
This is the 150th home match in the Premier League for the Black Cats, who are immediately above the drop zone with a two-point cushion. Victory would see them leapfrog the Tigers.
Hull are four points above the relegation zone. They're just one short of 1,000 post war league defeats.
The Wearsiders have scored more than one goal only once in 14 Premier League outings; their Yorkshire opponents have netted more than once in only one of the last 15 top-flight matches.
Sunderland are aiming to beat Hull for the fourth successive time in a league match.
Distance between the clubs: 136 miles (218 kilometres)
Sunderland Stats
1. Lost the last four against Wigan (h), Manchester City (a), West Ham (a) and Manchester United (h). Not lost five successive Premier League games since March 2006, when they tumbled to six successive losses in a nightmare season that culminated in relegation with just 15 points.
2. Picked up one point out of 18, and two out of 21 since a 2-0 home victory over Stoke on 7 February; their only victory in nine league games.
3. Bottom of the Premier League's "Last Six Current Form" table.
Hull Stats
2. Only claimed a 25% Premier League winning return under Phil Brown; eight of 32.
3. On the longest current run of any club of eight Premier League matches since scoring more than a single goal in a match.
Injured / Suspended players for Sunderland
Steed Malbranque(doubtful)
Kieran Richardson (doubtful)
Dean Whitehead (doubtful)
George McCartney (Calf strain)
David Healy (Groin strain)
David Connelly (Groin injury)
Russell Anderson (Knee injury)
Injured / Suspended players for Hull
Daniel Cousin (doubtful)
Bernard Mendy (doubtful)
Ian Ashbee (suspended)
Anthony Gardner (Back injury)
Jimmy Bullard (knee injury)
Hull 1-4 Sunderland
Table at a glance:
| 15 Hull | 32 | -19 | 34 |
| 16 Blackburn | 32 | -19 | 34 |
| 17 Sunderland | 32 | -13 | 32 |
| 18 Newcastle | 32 | -15 | 30 |
| 19 Middlesbrough | 32 | -22 | 30 |
| 20 West Brom | 32 | -31 | 25 |
Top Scorers for Sunderland
| Jones | 10 |
| Cisse | 10 |
| Healy | 3 |
| Richardson | 3 |
| Stokes | 3 |
Top Scorers for Hull
| Geovanni | 7 |
| King | 5 |
| Turner | 5 |
| Cousin | 5 |
| Ashbee | 2 |
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