Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Saturday, 20th April K/o: 15:00
Team News
Sunderland will be without Craig Gardner for today's visit of Everton as the midfielder continues his suspension, while Connor Wickham remains a doubt with injury. Steven Fletcher and Lee Cattermole have been ruled out for the season, so manager Paolo di Canio may pick the same side that beat Newcastle 3-0. Everton will hand a fitness test to Leon Osman after the midfielder missed the Arsenal game with a groin strain. Defender Tony Hibbert has been ramping up his return to match fitness by training with the under-21 side but still lacks match fitness.
Key Stats
Sunderland are without a win against Everton in each of their last 19 attempts. Claudio Reyna scored the only goal of the game the last time the Black Cats prevailed in this fixture - back in 2001. Sunderland's biggest derby win in 34 years at the expense of Newcastle last weekend was the club's first Premier League victory in 10 matches. Everton are unbeaten in their past six Premier League matches. The Toffees have drawn 15 league games so far this season. At this stage last season, they had drawn eight. (
bbc)
Likely Line-Ups
Sunderland Mignolet, Bardsley, O'Shea, Cuellar, Rose, Johnson, N'Diaye, Larsson, McClean, Sessegnon, Graham
Everton Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Mirallas, Gibson, Fellaini, Pienaar, Barkley, Anichebe
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