Stoke City vs Sunderland

What it means

• Sunderland has dropped 4 of the last 5.
• Stoke has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Sunderland17th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Marton FülöpG
2. 2Danny CollinsCD-L
3. 3Anton FerdinandCD-R
4. 4George McCartneyLB
5. 5Phil BardsleyRB
6. 6Dwight YorkeCM-L
7. 7Dean WhiteheadCM-R
8. 8Kieran RichardsonLM
9. 9Steed MalbranqueRM
10. 10Djibril CisséCF-L
11. 11El-Hadji DioufCF-R

Stoke4th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Thomas SorensenG
2. 2Abdoulaye FayeCD-L
3. 3Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
4. 4Danny HigginbothamLB
5. 5Andy GriffinRB
6. 6Seyi OlofinjanaCM-L
7. 7Salif DiaoCM-R
8. 8Rory DelapLM
9. 9Tom SoaresRM
10. 10Ricardo FullerCF-L
11. 11Mamady SidibeCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

SUN

• Wvs NEW2-1
• T@ FUL0-0
• Tvs ARS1-1
• L@ AVL1-2
• Tvs NHT2-2

STK

• L@ MNC0-3
• Wvs TOT2-1
• L@ POR1-2
• Lvs CHE0-2
• Tvs REA2-2

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England · Attendance 26,731

Officials

C Foy (Referee), C Foy (Referee), C Foy (Referee)