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title: "Match Preview: West Brom vs Sunderland"
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# Match Preview: West Brom vs Sunderland

Sunderland travel to the Hawthorns this Saturday under new management, with Sam Allardyce at the helm. The Black Cats are yet to register their first win of the campaign with 8 games played, and Sam Allardyce is hoping to start off with a morale-boosting three points before the Tyne-Wear derby next weekend.

**Kick-off –** Saturday 17th October at 3pm

**Venue –** The Hawthorns

**Last Season** – West Brom 2-2 Sunderland

**Potential Sunderland** **Squad** **–** Pantilimon, Mannone, Jones, O’Shea, Kaboul, Yedlin, Van Aanholt, Rodwell, Larsson, Cattermole, Gomez, Toivonen, M’Vila, Gooch, Johnson, Borini, Graham, Fletcher, Defoe

**Injuries:** Matthews (Ankle), Lens (Suspended), Coates (Suspended).

**Potential West Brom Squad:** Lindegaard, Myhill, Evans, Chester, Gnabry, Brunt, Dawson, Gardner, Anichebe, Pocognoli, Yacob, Morrison, Fletcher, McClean, Gamboa, McManaman, Nabi, Sessègnon, Jones, Lambert, Berahino, Rondon.

**Injuries:** Foster (Knee)

**Read Sunderland’s Prediction:**

I predict a close game, the absence of Jeremain Lens will be a blow to Sunderland and you wonder where the creativity will come from. I’m going for a respectable and hard-earned draw.

West Brom 1-1 Sunderland.