Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino. (Photo : Getty Images)
Erstwhile league leaders Liverpool FC (8-1-3, 27 points) is scheduled to square off with rising team Sunderland AFC (2-8-2, 8 points) in a 2016-2017 Premier League season match on Nov. 26, Saturday at the Anfield.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Liverpool temporarily held league leadership in the last round after the team won three consecutive matches. However, with a goalless draw in their most recent fixture against Southampton, the squad gave up the top spot to Chelsea, who won their own round 12 game versus Middlesbrough.
The Reds were held to 0-0 tie by the Saints on the road at the St. Mary's Stadium last Saturday for their second winless performance in five outings, as per the Mirror.
The lackluster showing came after two straight lopsided wins over Crystal Palace and Watford in the previous two rounds.
Head coach Jürgen Klopp's men had a lot of chances to score a winner but Southampton managed to save them all with a defense led by goalkeeper Fraser Forster.
Former Southampton players Sadio Mane and Nathaniel Clyne along with Georginio Wijnaldum and Philippe Coutinho all had their opportunities to score a goal but Liverpool was without success through the game.
Meanwhile, Sunderland won its second straight game for the first time this season, defeating reeling squad Hull City, 3-0, at their home ground of the Stadium of Light also last Saturday, The Guardian reported.
English striker Jermain Defoe opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a rifling left-footed shot to the bottom corner of Hull City keeper David Marshall's net, giving the hosts a one-point lead at the break.
Nigerian winger Victor Anichebe then scored a brace in the second half, in the 62nd and 84th minutes, to complete the three-goal clean sheet victory of head coach David Moyes' squad.
Despite the second straight win, the Black Cats remained in the bottom three relegation area but has climbed a spot higher at 19th place.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-1 romp by Liverpool.
Liverpool starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Karius; Clyne, Matip, Lovren, Milner; Wijnaldum, Henderson, Can; Mane, Firmino, Coutinho
Sunderland starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Pickford; Jones, Koné, Jones, van Aanholt; McNair, Denayer; Watmore, Ndong, Anichebe; Defoe
