Sunderland v Southampton: What time is kick-off, what TV channel and what is the prediction for the Premier League clash?
All the latest information as a resurgent Sunderland take on Southampton at the Stadium of Light
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SUNDERLAND will look to continue their revival as out of form Southampton visit the Stadium of Light.
The Black Cats blew away Crystal Palace on Saturday, thanks to a Jermain Defoe double.
Three defeats in the last four Premier League games have seen Southampton drop out of the top 10 and despite reaching the League Cup final, Saints boss Claude Puel needs a league win, starting on Wearside this Saturday.
Keep up to date with ALL the Sunderland and Southampton news, gossip, transfers and goals on our club pages plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
What time is it on?
Sunderland vs Southampton kicks off at 3pm on Saturday, February 11.
Where can I watch it?
The game will not be broadcast live in the UK because of Uefa blackout rules, but TalkSPORT will have updates in Matchday Live from 1pm.
Highlights will be available from 5.15pm on the Sun Football app and on Match of the Day on BBC One at 10.30pm
Team news
On loan Adnan Januzaj who starred in the Palace win is a major doubt with a hip injury.
John O'Shea is a doubt after being forced off against Palace with a hamstring injury.
Virgil van Dijk is still out with ankle injury whole Sofiane Boufal and Jake Hesketh are doubts.
Form guide
Sunderland: DLLDW
Southampton:LLWLL
SunSport Prediction
Jermain Defoe is on fire and will shoot the Black Cats to another win.
Match stats
- Sunderland haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last eight Premier League games against the Saints (W1 D5 L2), conceding 16 goals – although half of those came in an 8-0 defeat in October 2014.
- There hasn’t been a goalless draw between these sides in any competition since March 1978 – each of the last 37 games has seen at least one goal scored.
- David Moyes has lost only once in 11 previous Premier League meetings with Southampton (0-1 in September 2002 at Everton), though six matches have been draws (W4).
- Jermain Defoe has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances against Southampton for Sunderland. Both goals came away from home – giving Sunderland the lead in the 80th and 85th minute respectively, only for Southampton to equalise five minutes later both times.
- Defoe’s two goals against Crystal Palace took him into second place in Sunderland’s all-time leading Premier League goalscorers with 33 goals, one ahead of Niall Quinn on 32 – although he is 28 goals behind Kevin Phillips (61 goals).
- Three of Sunderland’s last four Premier League goals against the Saints have been penalties (two from Jordi Gomez and one from Defoe).
- Southampton are one of three Premier League sides yet to collect a point away from home in 2017, along with Burnley and Bournemouth.
- Only Hull (77) have faced more shots on target in home Premier League games this season than the Black Cats (76).
- Manolo Gabbiadini became the 100th Premier League scorer for Southampton when he scored against West Ham – only one Saints player has ever scored in their first two Premier League appearances for the club, with Henri Camara doing so in February 2005.
- Sunderland have kept as many clean sheets in their last two league outings (2) as they did in the 22 games under David Moyes prior to that.