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November 19, 2011 10:00 AM EST
Stadium of Light — Sunderland
Referee:‬ A. Taylor‎
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Premier League Preview: Sunderland - Fulham

The two sides share the same amount of points in the Premier League so far this season, but both will be looking to edge a lead over the opposition.

By Alfie Meekings

More On :  Fulham, Sunderland, Sunderland vs Fulham

PROBABLE LINEUPS

SUNDERLAND

Westwood
O’Shea, Turner, Brown, Bardsley
Larsson, Cattermole, Colback, Richardson
Sessegnon, Bendtner

FULHAM
 
Schwarzer
Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Riise
Duff, Murphy, Etuhu, Dempsey
Johnson, Zamora
Sunderland is without injured goalkeeping duo Simon Mignolet (broken nose) and Craig Gordon (knee), giving summer signing Keiren Westwood an opportunity to cement a first team place.

Titus Bramble, Connor Wickham and Fraizer Campbell are all currently suffering from knee injuries, leaving Stephane Sessegnon and on-loan Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner to lead the line in attack.

Fulham is missing Zdenek Grygera (knee) and Philippe Senderos (thigh) in defense, with Aaron Hughes likely to step in to replace the former.

In midfield, the Cottagers will miss Steve Sidwell – who has recently undergone a hernia operation – and Simon Davies (knee). Dickson Etuhu looks likely to step in and fill the void left by the former Chelsea and Aston Villa man.

 DID YOU KNOW?

  • Both sides have taken 10 points from their first 11 fixtures in the Premier League, with Sunderland just ahead of Fulham on goal difference.
  • The home side has won in only three of the 14 Premier League meetings between the two sides.
  • Six goals have been scored in the Premier League this season from direct free kicks, four of which have been in fixtures involving Steve Bruce’s men (two for and two against).
  • The Black Cats have only managed to keep one clean sheet in their last 14 fixtures at the Stadium of Light.
  • Fulham has won just four of its last 42 away games.
  • Martin Jol’s side has conceded a third of its goals in the final 15 minutes of games this season.
  • The Cottagers have not been beaten by Sunderland since January 2009.
  • Clint Dempsey has been fouled more often than any other player in the Premier League this season.
  • Saturday’s fixture will be the west Londoners’ 25th fixture this season in all competitions.
  • Sunderland has not managed to win two fixtures in a row across all competitions this season.

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Last Five Matches
Sunderland
May 13, 2012Sunderland 0 - Manchester United 1EPL
May 6, 2012Fulham 2 - Sunderland 1EPL
Apr 28, 2012Sunderland 2 - Bolton 2EPL
Apr 21, 2012Aston Villa 0 - Sunderland 0EPL
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Fulham
May 13, 2012Tottenham 2 - Fulham 0EPL
May 6, 2012Fulham 2 - Sunderland 1EPL
May 1, 2012Liverpool 0 - Fulham 1EPL
Apr 28, 2012Everton 4 - Fulham 0EPL
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Team News
Available Squads
20Keiren WestwoodGoalkeeper
2Phil BardsleyDefender
5Wes BrownDefender
4Michael TurnerDefender
16John O'SheaDefender
11Kieran RichardsonMidfielder
6Lee CattermoleMidfielder
28Stéphane SessegnonMidfielder
14Jack ColbackMidfielder
27Ahmed El MohamadyMidfielder
52Nicklas BendtnerStriker
-Trevor CarsonGoalkeeper
-John EganDefender
-Ryan NobleStriker
15David VaughanMidfielder
18David MeylerMidfielder
8Craig GardnerMidfielder
17Dong-Won JiStriker
1Mark SchwarzerGoalkeeper
14Philippe SenderosDefender
18Aaron HughesDefender
5Brede HangelandDefender
6Chris BairdDefender
16Damien DuffMidfielder
13Danny MurphyMidfielder
20Dickson EtuhuMidfielder
23Clint DempseyMidfielder
25B. ZamoraStriker
30Moussa DembeleStriker
38Neil EtheridgeGoalkeeper
28Matthew BriggsDefender
31Alexander KacaniklicMidfielder
10Pajtim KasamiMidfielder
15Marcel GecovMidfielder
11Bryan RuizStriker
8Andy JohnsonStriker
Probable Lineups
Keiren Westwood 20
Phil Bardsley 2
Wes Brown 5
Michael Turner 4
John O'Shea 16
Kieran Richardson 11
Lee Cattermole 6
Stéphane Sessegnon 28
Jack Colback 14
Ahmed El Mohamady 27
Nicklas Bendtner 52
Mark Schwarzer 1
Philippe Senderos 14
Aaron Hughes 18
Brede Hangeland 5
Chris Baird 6
Damien Duff 16
Danny Murphy 13
Dickson Etuhu 20
Clint Dempsey 23
B. Zamora 25
Moussa Dembele 30
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