Sunderland host West Ham this weekend with the Black Cats hoping that October is a more successful month than September. The Wearsiders failed to register a single win last month, conceding 10 and scoring just the one goal. The pressure is now fully on Dick Advocaat and his men as Sunderland look to leap off the bottom of the table. West Ham travel to Wearside full of confidence as they boast a 100% away record this year as they sit 3rd in the table.
Kick-off – Saturday 3rd October at 3pm
Venue – Stadium of Light
Last Season – Sunderland 1-1 West Ham
Referee – Neil Swarbrick
Potential Sunderland Squad – Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, O’Shea, Kaboul, Coates, Yedlin, Van Aanholt, Rodwell, Larsson, Cattermole, Gomez, Toivonen, M’Vila, Lens, Johnson, Borini, Graham, Fletcher, Defoe
Injuries: Matthews (Ankle).
Potential West Ham Squad: Randolph, Adrian, Reid, Tomkins, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Kouyaté, Carroll, Noble, Obiang, Lanzini, Moses, Payet, Zárate, Amalfitano, Collins, Jelavic, Antonio, Oxford, Lee, Sakho, Henry.
Injuries: Ogbonna (hamstring), Song (foot), Valencia (knee), O’Brien (calf)
Read Sunderland’s Prediction:
I’m hoping that Sunderland show some fighting spirit, we look like a team who think they are already down, after 7 games! West Ham are a good side who have a well-balanced team and will be hard to break down. I’m going for an optimistic bore draw.
Sunderland 0-0 West Ham
