Sunderland vs Birmingham City

What it means

• Sunderland has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 21

Ex-Birmingham City player Jordan Graham in hospital following serious road traffic accident

ESPN · Sep 13

Was this miss from Tom Brady's Birmingham the worst ever? Not even close

Recap · Aug 28

Wrexham remain winless after loss to Birmingham

ESPN · Aug 22

Outrageous back-heel, goal of the season contender scored for Bristol City in draw vs. Birmingham

ESPN · Jul 31

Jude Bellingham cheers on Birmingham in win over Barcelona

ESPN · Jul 31

Birmingham City 2-2 Barcelona: Blues beat LaLiga champions on penalties in friendly - as it happened

ESPN · Jun 18

Barcelona to play Tom Brady's Birmingham City in preseason friendly

ESPN · Apr 12

Tom Brady teases Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac after Birmingham beat Wrexham

Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship

Lineup

1. 1Maik TaylorG
2. 2Stephen KellyD
3. 3Olivier TebilyD
4. 4Bruno N'GottyD
5. 5Mathew SadlerD
6. 6Damien JohnsonM
7. 7Mehdi NaftiM
8. 8Fabrice MuambaM
9. 9Sebastian LarssonM
10. 10Nicklas BendtnerF
11. 11Mikael ForssellF

Sunderland17th in English Premier League

Lineup

1. 1Ben AlnwickG
2. 2Kenny CunninghamD
3. 3Steven CaldwellD
4. 4Rory DelapM
5. 5Danny CollinsM
6. 6Tommy MillerM
7. 7Dean WhiteheadM
8. 8Grant LeadbitterM
9. 9Liam LawrenceM
10. 10Daryl MurphyF
11. 11Stephen ElliottF

Head to head

Last 5

BIR

• Wvs COL2-1
• L@ BOL0-1
• Tvs NEW0-0
• T@ EVE0-0
• Wvs BLK2-1

SUN

• L@ COV1-2
• L@ AVL1-2
• Wvs FUL2-1
• Lvs ARS0-3
• L@ POR1-2

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England · Attendance 26,668

Officials

G Salisbury (Referee)