Sunderland v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce will be without Lee Cattermole for their Premier League clash with Southampton at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Cattermole limped out of last week's 6-2 defeat at Everton with a recurrence of a long-standing groin problem and has been ruled out until after the international break.

But John O'Shea (hamstring), Younes Kaboul (groin), Ola Toivonen (groin) and Fabio Borini (ankle) are all available for selection again after missing last week's defeat due to injury.

Victor Wanyama will miss out for Southampton after picking up a one-match ban.

Wanyama was sent off for a second bookable offence towards the end of last week's victory over Bournemouth, and Harrison Reed could step up to the team for the clash against Sam Allardyce's men.

Jay Rodriguez and Shane Long are once again unable to feature despite both forwards inching towards full fitness after knee and foot injuries respectively.

Sunderland make four changes from their hammering at Everton last Sunday. It would appear Sam Allardyce is going to try a back four but Wes Brown is replaced by Younes Kaboul. Elsewhere, Jordi Gomez is in for Lee Cattermole while Duncan Watmore and Ola Toivonen come in.

Just the two changes for Southampton from their 2-0 win over Bournemouth. Victor Wanyama is suspended and James Ward-Prowse comes in. Maya Yoshida is in for Cedric Soares at full-back.

Sam Allardyce: "As a team I thought we were starting to do things right when we only conceded one goal at West Brom, so to go and concede six at Everton last weekend is hugely disappointing. We could have avoided three of those goals, at the very least. We have to learn the lesson that going gung ho is not always the best way. We have to be more responsible."

Ronald Koeman: "We know what to expect from Sunderland. They had a big defeat at Everton last week and often they are the most dangerous teams to play against. I have a big decision to make when I choose what player to replace [the suspended] Victor Wanyama. We have good competition for places and they're making it difficult for me to decide."

MATCH FACTS Since beating Southampton in May, Sunderland have won just one of their last six Barclays Premier League games at the Stadium of Light (W1 D3 L2) and that was last time out against Newcastle. Last season Southampton inflicted Sunderland’s heaviest ever Premier League defeat when they won 8-0 at St Mary’s. Southampton have won just one of their last 12 Premier League away games (W1 D5 L6), but are unbeaten in the last five (W1 D4). Sunderland have allowed their opponents 69 shots on target against them this season, more than any other team. Sunderland have failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 of their last 12 Premier League matches.


Sadio Mané has been directly involved in seven Southampton goals in his last eight Premier League apps (three goals, four assists). Southampton have now scored the most headed goals this season in the Premier League (six); twice as many as they did in 2014-15 overall. Graziano Pellè has attempted more headed shots than any other Premier League player this season (16), scoring with three of these. Just three of Graziano Pellè’s 18 Premier League goals have come away from home (17%). Sunderland have the lowest average possession figure in the Premier League so far this season (41.7%).

Sunderland: Pantilimon; Jones, Kaboul, Coates, Yedlin; M’Vila, Gomez, Toivonen, Johnson; Watmore, Fletcher.

Subs: Mannone, van Aanholt, Brown, Rodwell, Borini, Lens, Defoe.

Southampton: Stekelenburg; Yoshida, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand; Ward-Prowse, Clasie, S. Davis; Mané, Tadić, Pellè

Subs: K. Davis, Cédric, Romeu, Martina, Juanmi, Caulker, Seager.

thinking of popping over to the shop to grab some snacks

what's a good snack to eat while watching football lads?

Sunderland XI v Southampton: Pantilimon, Jones, Kaboul (c), Coates, Yedlin, M’Vila, Gomez, Toivonen, Johnson, Watmore, Fletcher.

holy fuck

>>3

Yedlin

He got absolutely rekt against Everton, haven't they got anybody else?

>>3
Who's gonna snap up Fletcher when Sunderland go down? He'd be a good back up to KANE.

>>4
Van Aanholt who is undeniably worse.

>>4
They signed Adam Matthews from Celtic iirc.

>>4
Van Aanholt, but the problem with him is that he is the worst full back in PL history.

Anyone watching blunderland?

why have they benched Lens, he was the only one doing anything at the beginning of the season

>>10
Poor form and Johnson and Watmore looking good.

Also last game we played without wingers.

Hope Watmore gets played more

Blunderland starting alright

8 Southampton goals incoming

daS bOOT

That's OK Southampton, Sunderland didn't want any of the possession of the ball anyway baka!

gets carded

dats fucking shit mane

Cattermole

How does he get those shorts so high?

dont cross the ball in the keepers hand sunderland, fuck!

what the fuck are sunderland doing in there own box?

>>21
trying to fuck up, maybe?

are sun'land gonna get refballed again?

Sunderland are properly shit like

>>24
Shithampton not much better!

hello where are the goals

I don't follow either of these teams.

Who are the players to watch?

How welcome are refugees.

>>28
Not very, way too many in the north east.....

Daily reminder that quality is better than quantity

Southampton parking the bus!

please don't kill Toivonen!

this match is fucking boring, time for a quick sleep

sunderland just got refballed by linesman! was onside all today!

nearly half time
literally 0 goals in the EPL

Don't think this semen slurping league is for my guys

>>35
1 goal

>>37

you now remember manuel almunia

didn't he end up at watford?

Big Dick vs Fat Sam

which sunderland team is better?

>>38
had to retire when it was discovered he had a heart condition

Hello, where are the goals?

>>39
fuck knows....!

>>38
>>40
He was solid for Watford, now we have Gomes who is another keeper who has a reputation for being really error prone, but has been fantastic for us.

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jesus christ

told everyone at work to bet on goals
"yes lads, saturday is going to be the day they all fly in, btts and over 2.5 in all games get on it"

going to get battered on monday haha

sunderland already making half a time sub!

At least we're not getting beat 8-0.

SAFC 33% possession
2 shot on target

This should not even be allowed

Watmore is one of the only Sunderland players that's actually trying

Fuck why is the epl so semen slurping everytime i want to watch some matches
Literally everytime i get hyped for some quality football the game tends to be a boring 0:0

Yedlin ded

FUCKKKKK

Deandre Yedlin getting kicked in the head by mane lel

Yedlin confirmed for replicant with self-healing properties

Coates not fucking up

Wow

Fucking hell

Off the line by Sunderlel again

Is Watmore related to De Bruyne?

who do you think has the biggest willy in the premier league?

>>57
Big Dick.

What should I get for lunch lads

Any chance of a Southampton goal?

muh bet

Yellow, you are fucking joking.

Suns already going down, will be completely dark in just 2 hours.

Why is winter so comfy la lads?

fuck off not a PEN!

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK OF SUNDERLAND GOT REFBALLED.

Ah FUCK OFF Sunderland

WHY ARE >WE SO SHIT

Fucking hate being a sunderland supporter to be honest

>>67
You think it would get easier.

>>67
They looked pretty solid (relatively) today too, I felt like they might steal a win against a plodding soton.

Shame 2bh.

>>68
>>69
I don't know if I'd rather we didn't look alright sometimes so I'd never have any hope at all rather than getting disappointed.

replays show not contact, sunderland fucked by the ref again.

>>72
Yep just like that Everton pen all them years ago.

Jermaine Jenas

"Daft of M'Vila to slide in, but I don't think there was contact. I have seen those given though, and Sunderland can't have a complaint."

I don't think there was contact
Sunderland can't have a complaint

Big Sam can't fix this shit

Was that O'shea's ginger kid?

Southampton players driving in there own box, shit football.

BBC
Sunderland want a penalty as a flick-on from a corner strikes a Southampton player but it was an appeal based more on desperation than certainty...

The fucking player used his arm to block the shot, it's a fucking pen, SUNDERLAND GETTING FUCKED BY EVERYONE!

>>78
Southampton are kings of getting undeserved points

Blunderland getting a bit refballed

>>80
saving up all their referee points for the next derby

5 minutes stoppage, let's go

>>82
We're fucked to be honest

It's just embarrassing at this stage

>>83
Who do you think is MOTM so far, I've only watched the second half

>>84
All shite for >us

Pelle has played well for Southampton

there was zero stoppages in extra time
even though there was
but im just going to do my job incorrectly because i dont want SUNDERLAND to have a chance to score

dont you just love referees in england, it's almost as if they go out of their way to do their job wrong

>>86

implying SUNDERLAND were gonna score anyway

if Jamaine isn't on the pitch they are league 1 tier once more

Southampton got lucky again.

>>88
DONT WORRY THEY WILL BACK IN LEAGUE THREE IN A FEW YEARS.