Sunderland are taking part in host to Premier League facet Fulham on the Stadium of Light as they appear to seal their place within the fifth spherical of the FA Cup.
The Black Cats have been compelled to face the Cottagers for a second time after drawing the preliminary tie, at Craven Cottage, 1-1 within the fourth-round conflict final month.
Will Sunderland be within the fifth spherical?
Yes
No
Tony Mowbray’s staff come into the sport off the again of a 1-1 draw with Millwall within the Championship final weekend and the supervisor might look to rotate his staff to preserve legs recent and keep away from additional damage woes, after already dropping Corry Evans and Ross Stewart for the season.
How many modifications will the boss make to the facet?
Here is Football FanCast’s predicted XI for the match…
We predict that the top coach will make three alterations to the facet by bringing Pierre Ekwah, Alex Pritchard, and Jewison Bennette in to substitute Edouard Michut, Jack Clarke, and Joe Gelhardt.
The goalkeeper and defence may keep the identical from the draw with Millwall. Full-back Dennis Cirkin is unavailable due to concussion protocols, while Joe Anderson – who joined from Everton final month – is ineligible to play due to becoming a member of after the preliminary fixture, which implies that neither of them can push for a spot within the facet.
In midfield, Ekwah may are available for Michut as an opportunity to showcase his means for the primary time since arriving from West Ham. FFC revealed an article explaining why the gem needs to be given a chance to shine, while it additionally permits the French midfielder to relaxation forward of the weekend.
In the quantity ten place, Alex Pritchard may make his first begin of the yr after making his damage comeback off the bench in opposition to Millwall.
Only Ross Stewart (7.40) has averaged a better Sofascore score than the Englishman (7.03) within the Championship for the Black Cats this season and this means that the playmaker, who has created 1.9 probabilities per recreation this season, has been one of many facet’s high performers.
Gelhardt being ineligible to play, due to taking part in for Leeds in an earlier spherical, implies that Amad Diallo may transfer right into a false 9 position which opens up the area for Pritchard to slot in behind him.
Finally, we predict that Mowbray will afford Clarke a relaxation on the left wing by unleashing teenage “star boy” – as he was dubbed by journalist Josh Bunting – Jewison Bennette.
The ahead began within the third spherical of the competitors, in opposition to Shrewsbury, and could possibly be given one other probability to impress as a part of the attacking line-up tonight.
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