Sunderland Vs Crystal Palace Official Crystal Palace Not606 Match Thread

Sunderland Vs Crystal Palace
Official Crystal Palace Not606 Match Thread

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Match Appointments
REFEREE: Neil Swarbrick
ASST. REF. 1: J Flynn
ASST. REF. 2: S Long
4TH OFFICIAL: A Marriner
Sunderland Team News
Wes Brown, Jozy Altidore and Valentin Roberge are all winning their battle to be available for the vital six point clash against Crystal Place at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Craig Gardner is struggling and will be assessed in the run up to the game. Keiren Westwood continues his absence with a shoulder injury. Sunderland are also expected to welcome back Vito Mannone, Marcos Alonso, Ki Sung-Yueng, Liam Bridcutt, Adam Johnson and Fabio Borini to the starting line up after being left out of the FA Cup defeat at Hull City.

Crystal Palace Team News
Palace are without Marouane Chamakh for the visit to the Stadium of light. Apart from him they boast a fully fit squad.
Poyet

Pulis

Last 10 Meetings

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EPL Form

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What the 'Experts' Say

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Lawrenson

Merson

Ex Men
Marco Gabbiadini

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Marco Gabbiadini is one of Sunderland’s most celebrated goal scorers of modern times, spending four years on Wearside during the late eighties and early nineties and earning legend status at Roker Park.

Signed from York City for a mere £80,000, Marco went on to score 87 goals in 185 appearances for Sunderland.

He is most fondly remembered for his partnership with Eric Gates, known as ‘G Force’, and the goals they scored in the 2-0 win over Newcastle in the 1990 play-off semi-final at St James’ Park.

The now BBC Radio Newcastle pundit scored a six-minute hat-trick against Charlton in his final game for Sunderland before joining Crystal Palace for a then club-record fee as a direct replacement for Ian Wright who had just joined Arsenal.
Gabbiadini’s time at Palace was short lived as he managed just five goals in his solitary season at Selhurst Park.

He was sold to Derby County the following season where he managed almost 200 appearances and 50 goals for the Rams.
Marco spent almost five years at Derby before a brief spell in Greece led to several more short spells at clubs including Darlington and Hartlepool where he retired in 2004 having scored more than 220 career goals in over 660 appearances.
Kevin Phillips

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The Sunderland legend needs no introduction having scored 130 goals in 235 appearances for the Black Cats as well as becoming the only Englishman to win the European Golden Boot.

‘Super Kev’s’ partnership with Niall Quinn will always be fondly remembered by Sunderland supporters.

Having joined the club from Watford, the Hitchin-born striker managed 35 goals in his debut season, including four in an FA Cup win and a run of seven goals in consecutive games.

The following season, despite a broken toe, Phillips found the back of the net 25 times – including another four-goal haul against Bury in the league – as Sunderland secured promotion to the Barclays Premier League with a then record 105 points.

Showing his pedigree as a goal scorer, Phillps’ form was unflinching despite the step up in level as he bagged 30 goals in 38 games, winning the European Golden Boot whilst on Wearside.

Alongside that accolade Phillips won his first of eight England caps while with the Black Cats, including a place in the squad for Euro 2000 where he was an unused substitute.

The little and large partnership of Quinn and Phillips helped Sunderland to two consecutive 7th place finishes in the top flight, while the following year he would score the goal that kept Sunderland in the division.

Following the club’s relegation in 2003 Phillips left Wearside for Southampton where he spent two years, scoring more than 20 goals.

From there Super Kev had more goalscoring success in the Midlands with Aston Villa, West Brom – where he averaged more than a goal every two games – and Birmingham City.

A move to Blackpool followed where Phillips signed a one-year deal. He became known as a super-sub, and true to form finished as the club’s top scorer in their 2011-12 Championship season.

The following January Phillips was loaned to Crystal Palace, another club at which he would achieve legend status.

As well as an eight-minute hat-trick on the way to ensuring a play-off place for Palace, Super Kev would then score the extra-time penalty which sent the Eagles back to the top flight.

In January of this year, Phillips left Palace by mutual consent and joined Leicester City. True to form, and to no-one’s surprise, the 40-year-old is already off the mark, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Bournemouth for table-topping City.
Stats n Facts

• Palace have scored just six goals in 13 Premier League away games this season, fewer than any other team in the top tier.

• The Eagles have won two and lost 18 of their last 26 Premier League away matches (D6).

• None of the last 10 league meetings (inc. playoffs) between Sunderland and Palace has ended as an away win (eight home wins and two draws).

• Only Crystal Palace (four times) have been relegated more often than Sunderland from the Premier League (three times).

• Palace’s total of 23 goals in league and domestic cup this season is lower than any other side in the top four divisions.

• Sunderland are the joint-lowest home scorers (13) while Palace are the lowest away scorers (6) in the Premier League this season.

• Sunderland have not lost three successive Premier League games since October 2013.

• Sunderland have let nine points slip from winning positions at home, more than any other side on their own patch.

• Palace’s Mile Jedinak is one of only three outfield players to play every minute of every Premier League game this season.

• Despite losing their last two league games and only playing twice in the last month Sunderland still sit 9th in the form table.

Betting

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