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Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light in the Premier League.
Last time out Sunderland drew at Wolves and Manchester United beat Liverpool.
Regis le Bris' side missed the chance to climb to ninth spot and keep pace with the sides in contention for a European place, remaining 12th in the Premier League and four points adrift of the top six.
Nordi Mukiele's first-half header gave Sunderland a 17th-minute lead, before fellow defender Dan Ballard was dismissed for pulling Tolu Arokodare's hair just seven minutes later.
Santi Bueno's second-half leveller - a header from a Hugo Bueno corner - earned rock-bottom Wolves a point with their first goal in 47 days.
The Black Cats, though, will look at Ballard's dismissal as key after dropping points at Molineux, with the centre-back the second player this season to be sent off for the same offence on Arokodare.
Nordi Mukiele dislocated a finger and Brian Brobbey looked like he suffered a leg injury before being subbed off. Dan Ballard is suspended.
Kobbie Mainoo celebrated his new contract by scoring the winner that swept Manchester United back into the Champions League as they clinched a five-goal thriller against Liverpool at Old Trafford.
United led 2-0 at the break, thanks to early goals from Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko.
However, Liverpool turned the contest on its head immediately after half-time as Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo capitalised on errors to level.
But in a frenzied finish, Liverpool failed to clear Luke Shaw's cross and the ball fell kindly for Mainoo on the edge of the area and he crashed a first-time effort into the bottom corner.
Sesko will be assessed this week.
Regis le Bris:
“The standards were back. We dominated the opening stages and deservedly took the lead. The red card changed the flow of the game and allowed them to build momentum with the extra man.”
“We adjusted our structure in the second half and still managed to create chances. I was pleased with the way we played together. After conceding nine goals in the previous two games, it wasn’t easy to predict how we would respond today.”
“We understand the rule, but it’s difficult to accept because there was no intent. The rule is the rule - when you’re up against a striker with long hair, situations like that can happen."
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Michael Carrick:
“He (Sesko) got a bang on his shin when he fell down the side of the pitch, It’s something that he’s been carrying for a little bit as well, so we’ve had to manage him a bit but he’s certainly had a bang right on the same spot.
"It’s as simple as that really."
"He's been carrying a bit of a shin problem for some time and it was when we got pushed into the hoarding and down the dip. So that was it."
Form:
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Match Appointments:
Referee: STUART ATWELL
Assistant Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant Referee: Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official: Dean Whitestone
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Steven Meredith
Team Lineups:
Sunderland AFC: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, Reinildo, Sadiki, Xhaka, Le Fee, Rigg, Talbi, Brobbey.
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Subs: Ellborg, O’Nien, Cirkin, Geertruida, Diarra, Ta Bi, Angulo, Mayenda, Isidor.
Injured: Mundle.
Suspended: Ballard
Manchester United FC: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Mbuemo, Fernandes, Cunha, Sesko.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Diallo, Dorgu, Malacia, Mazraoui, Mount, Ugarte, Yoro, Zirkzee.
Injured: De Ligt, Martinez,
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Betting Odds:
Sunderland 3/1 Man U 5/6 Draw 13/5
My two pence:
Hopefully Dan Ballard only misses the one game.
Carrick seems to have got Man Utd. back to playing decent football and this will probably be our toughest challenge in the last 3 games.
I’m going for a 2-1 home win.
I'm catching an early train up for this one, and then back down on the Grand Central.
Live Stream:
TBC
Ha’way the Lads
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