Date: Tuesday, September 24 Venue: Stadium of Light Kick-Off: 19:45 Sunderland begin life without manager Paolo Di Canio as they welcome Peterborough to the Stadium of Light for tonight's Capital One Cup clash.
Team News
Kevin Ball will take charge of Sunderland tonight in the wake of the sacking of manager Paolo Di Canio. And he has an instant obstacle to overcome in that he will be without star-striker Steven Fletcher, who sustained a suspected dislocated shoulder in the 3-0 defeat to West Brom over the weekend. Peterborough will be without suspended duo Nathaniel Knight-Percival and Mark Little, who were sent off in Saturday's 2-1 win over MK Dons and serve the first of their three-match bans. However, manager Darren Ferguson could welcome Danny Kearns back into the side, despite the midfielder missing out at the weekend due to a knock. (BBC)
Key Stats
Tonight's clash will mark the first time either of these two sides have met in the League Cup. However, Sunderland have won five of their previous six games against Peterborough. The Black Cats have lost their last three games, their worst run since losing three matches in a row (to Reading, Arsenal and West Brom) in February. Posh have won eight of their 10 games in all competitions this season and have scored 11 goals in the League Cup this term, more than any other side.
Likely Line-Ups
Sunderland Westwood, Celustka, Diakite, O'Shea, Colback, Johnson, Gardner, Ki, Giaccherini, Borini, Altidore Peterborough Olejnik, Alcock, Payne, Swanson, Bostwick, Assombalonga, Tomlin, Rowe, Kearns, Barnett, Gordon Now Click "Next" for our Match Preview.
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