"Despite clinching a much-welcomed 2-1 victory at home against Crystal Palace on January 17th, the former Lorient boss saw his squad come immediately crashing back down to earth. Blown away in east London as they fell to a 3-1 drumming against relegation scrappers West Ham, Sunderland have recorded just a sole win from any of their previous seven Premier League appearances."
"Sunderland Team News Missing out away at West Ham last week, Sunderland are sweating over the fitness of midfield talisman Granit Xhaka on Monday night. Likewise, former Aston Villa star Bertrand Traore remains on the sidelines with a knee issue and will not play any part at the Stadium of Light. Bagging a consolation strike in east London last week and notching a fifth Premier League strike of the season, ex-Ajax ace Brian Brobbey will spearhead Le Bris' charge."
Sunderland will host Burnley at the Stadium of Light as they seek a route back into the Premier League top half. Sunderland have shattered records since returning to the top flight but have only one win from their last seven league matches and dropped out of the top half. Manager Regis Le Bris faces fitness concerns over Granit Xhaka and Bertrand Traore remains sidelined with a knee problem. Brian Brobbey leads Sunderland's attack and Simon Adingra could return to first-team action. Burnley are engaged in a relegation battle after recent mixed results under Scott Parker.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]