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Sunderland host Hull City in the Skybet Championship
Last time out Sunderland lost at Cardiff and Hull drew with Reading
Chris Coleman is looking for new signings while trying to off load the high earning poor performers. Jonny Williams returned to training this week after recovering from a shoulder injury. The Black Cats are seeking their first win in January 2018 as Sebastian Larsson & David Meyler both return to the Stadium of Light. Hull are also on a poor run, without a win in six games under Nigel Adkins, and are only one point above the bottom three sides.
The Tigers have failed to score in five of their past six Championship games, and they will hope to improve on that record in their next game against Sunderland, who have conceded more goals than any side in the division.
Chris Coleman:
“Jonny (Williams) will be back fairly soon, he trained today (Thursday) and did most of it, he’s ahead of schedule and we need his help.”
“A player like Jonny can change the dynamics, he gets a lot of free kicks by committing players”
“What do we need to do? we need to add a bit of experience, numbers to the squad, we’ve got two weeks to do it, we want to do it today if we can, we are trying.”
“ The players that we’ve got now are maybe having more exposure than we’d like, because they are young and inexperienced. Never the less, it is what it is and they will get better for it – they will get better.”
“Catts is not as fit as we need and he needs to be, we are chasing with him because he’s had an injury, but he’s brought himself back in, made himself available, put himself up for the games cos he knows what’s at stake.”
“We need a couple of fresh faces in that area (up front) to help out Josh and Joel”
Nigel Adkins:
"We've got bodies coming back which is a big help. Moses (Odubajo) and (Stephen) Kingsley are also making good progress. Maybe sometime in February, Odubajo could be getting some minutes for the Under-23s."
"It's a big game for both clubs. Both clubs have recent Premier League history, but currently find themselves at the wrong end of the table. Our performances have been good of late, the games we haven’t won have been close, and on another day we could have won them all."
"The way it’s going gives me hope and every game now is going to be very big. We go away to Sunderland, we need the victory, they need the victory - our players have got to go out and perform."
"Our mindset is that we have to win every game, and of course, we're going to Sunderland wanting to pick up all three points. I’ve highlighted to the group that they can’t allow one session or game to go by. Every game has its pressures, the players have to perform."
Match facts:
Form:
Sports Analytics Machine: Home win 37%
Prutton predicts: 1-2
Match Appointments:
Referee: KEITH STROUD
Assistants: James Mainwaring and David Avent
Fourth Official: Jeremy Simpson
case of having to win this one I think.
Mcgregor
Tomori Dawson Mazuch Aina
Bowen Meyler Larsson Irvine
Campbell Dicko
Let's get Bowen back on the right. Got to be two up top for me. Let's cause them some problems. Three strong midfield players and an attacking one. Both Dicko and Campbell need a ppartner to play off. Then get keane in for the last thirty.
City win 2-0
Sunderland host Hull City in the Skybet Championship
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Last time out Sunderland lost at Cardiff and Hull drew with Reading
Chris Coleman is looking for new signings while trying to off load the high earning poor performers. Jonny Williams returned to training this week after recovering from a shoulder injury. The Black Cats are seeking their first win in January 2018 as Sebastian Larsson & David Meyler both return to the Stadium of Light. Hull are also on a poor run, without a win in six games under Nigel Adkins, and are only one point above the bottom three sides.
The Tigers have failed to score in five of their past six Championship games, and they will hope to improve on that record in their next game against Sunderland, who have conceded more goals than any side in the division.
Chris Coleman:
“Jonny (Williams) will be back fairly soon, he trained today (Thursday) and did most of it, he’s ahead of schedule and we need his help.”
“A player like Jonny can change the dynamics, he gets a lot of free kicks by committing players”
“What do we need to do? we need to add a bit of experience, numbers to the squad, we’ve got two weeks to do it, we want to do it today if we can, we are trying.”
“ The players that we’ve got now are maybe having more exposure than we’d like, because they are young and inexperienced. Never the less, it is what it is and they will get better for it – they will get better.”
“Catts is not as fit as we need and he needs to be, we are chasing with him because he’s had an injury, but he’s brought himself back in, made himself available, put himself up for the games cos he knows what’s at stake.”
“We need a couple of fresh faces in that area (up front) to help out Josh and Joel”
Nigel Adkins:
"We've got bodies coming back which is a big help. Moses (Odubajo) and (Stephen) Kingsley are also making good progress. Maybe sometime in February, Odubajo could be getting some minutes for the Under-23s."
"It's a big game for both clubs. Both clubs have recent Premier League history, but currently find themselves at the wrong end of the table. Our performances have been good of late, the games we haven’t won have been close, and on another day we could have won them all."
"The way it’s going gives me hope and every game now is going to be very big. We go away to Sunderland, we need the victory, they need the victory - our players have got to go out and perform."
"Our mindset is that we have to win every game, and of course, we're going to Sunderland wanting to pick up all three points. I’ve highlighted to the group that they can’t allow one session or game to go by. Every game has its pressures, the players have to perform."
Match facts:
- Sunderland are unbeaten in four league matches against Hull (W2 D2).
- Hull have won two of their last three away league visits to Sunderland (L1), one more than they managed in the 12 trips prior to that (1).
- Chris Coleman and Nigel Adkins have not faced each other since February 2010, when Coleman's Coventry won 2-1 against Adkins' Scunthorpe in a Championship fixture.
- Sunderland have scored just once in their five games since Christmas in all competitions (W1 L3), failing to score in each of the last three - they last went on a longer run in April 2017 (seven successive games).
- Hull City themselves have scored in just one of their last six Championship games (D3 L3), a 2-2 draw with Fulham in December.
- The Tigers have seen 83 goals in their Championship games this season (F39 A44) - more than any other side.
Form:
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Sports Analytics Machine: Home win 37%
Prutton predicts: 1-2
Match Appointments:
Referee: KEITH STROUD
Assistants: James Mainwaring and David Avent
Fourth Official: Jeremy Simpson
case of having to win this one I think.
Mcgregor
Tomori Dawson Mazuch Aina
Bowen Meyler Larsson Irvine
Campbell Dicko
Let's get Bowen back on the right. Got to be two up top for me. Let's cause them some problems. Three strong midfield players and an attacking one. Both Dicko and Campbell need a ppartner to play off. Then get keane in for the last thirty.
City win 2-0
