Stoke City striker Peter Crouch. (Photo : Getty Images)
Bottom three squad Sunderland AFC (4-13-3, 15 points) will try to get out of the relegation area as the team squares off with reeling side Stoke City FC (6-8-6, 24 points) in a 2016-2017 Premier League season encounter on Jan. 14, Saturday at their home field of Stadium of Light.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Sunderland is on a three-game winless skid and has been winless in five of their last six outings. The team has stayed in the relegation zone for quite a while, tied on points with fellow bottom three team Swansea City and two points ahead of cellar-dwellers Hull City.
The Black Cats are actually coming off an impressive 2-2 draw with title-contenders Liverpool also at the Stadium of Light on Jan. 2 to snap a two-game losing slide, as per the Telegraph.
English striker Jermain Defoe was the man of the match for head coach David Moyes as he led the team with a brace.
Liverpool opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a header over Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone following a counter-attack before Defoe netted his first goal of the match six minutes later.
Sadio Mane then got back the lead for the Reds in the 72nd but Defoe was able to equalize again with a successful penalty kick in the 84th, his second goal of the game.
Meanwhile, Stoke City blanked struggling team Watford, 2-0, at the Bet365 Stadium on Jan. 3 to snap a five-game winless slide, ESPN reported.
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross broke the deadlock with a goal in the first half injury time before veteran English forward Peter Crouch doubled the lead four minutes after the restart.
Both teams went scoreless after that as the Potters came away with a much-needed win.
Despite the victory, Stoke City remained in the 11th spot of the current league table, nine points above the bottom three relegation area.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a tough 2-1 decision for Stoke City.
Sunderland starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Mannone; van Aanholt, Djilobodji, Love, O'Shea; Larsson, Rodwell, Borini, Ndong; Defoe; Januzaj
Stoke City starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Grant; Martins Indi, Shawcross, Johnson; Pieters, Adam, Allen, Diouf; Arnautovic, Walters, Crouch
