Sunderland host Liverpool in the final fixture of 2015 in front of the Sky cameras at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats are entering crisis mode as a series of poor performances have opened up a five-point gap between themselves and safety. A Boxing Day defeat to Manchester City showed Sunderland’s lack of fight and quality and Sam Allardyce has voiced his concerns. Liverpool travel to Wearside following an impressive win against league leaders Leicester City on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s men, captained by Sunderland man Jordan Henderson, are hoping to mount a late push to the top 4 and will see Wednesday clash as an ideal opportunity to claim three points.
Kickoff – Wednesday 30th December @ 1945
Venue – The Stadium of Light
Last Season – Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool
Referee – Kevin Friend
Potential Sunderland Squad – Pantilimon, Mannone, Matthews, Jones, Brown, O’Shea, Yedlin, Coates, Van Aanholt, Cattermole, Rodwell, Lens, Gomez, Toivonen, M’Vila, Johnson, Borini, Graham, Watmore, Fletcher, Defoe.
Injuries: Larsson (Hamstring), Kaboul (Hamstring).
Potential Liverpool Squad: Bogdan, Mignolet, Lovren, Sakho, Moreno, Clyne, Toure, Allen, Ibe, Firmino, Teixeira, Lucas, Can, Henderson, Benteke, Brannagan, Randall, Sinclair, Rossiter, Lallana, Origi, Coutinho.
Injuries: Skrtel, Sturridge, Milner, Flanagan, Ings, Gomez.
Read Sunderland’s Prediction:
Sunderland must perform better than the last two games, but this will be no easy game. The Black Cats have major injury issues and a squad lacking quality.
Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool
