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Match Day Thread Sunderland v Portsmouth - Saturday 24th October - KO 15:00

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by RTB, Oct 22, 2020.

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  1. Home win

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  2. Away win

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  3. Draw

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  1. RTB

    RTB Well-Known Member

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    Sunderland host Portsmouth at the Stadium of Light in the Skybet League One.
    SAFCvPFC.GIF
    Last time out Sunderland beat Crewe and Portsmouth beat Gillingham.
    Sunderland remain unbeaten in League One after a 1-0 win against Crewe, 2 points behind second placed Ipswich with a game in hand.
    Flanagan and Hume both featured in Tuesday’s home game against Crewe, Jordan Willis and Dion Sanderson have trained this week and could be in contention, but new signing Callum McFadzean will need to prove his fitness and is unlikely to be in the matchday squad.
    Pompey sit in 8th position on 11 points and are in good form having won their last 3 away games. Jackett's side are one of four teams still with an unbeaten away record in the league this season, earning seven points from a possible nine on their travels to Rochdale, Burton Albion and Gillingham, with this Saturday presenting their toughest away challenge on paper to date.
    Former Coventry striker Jordy Hiwula is currently training with the Blues and has already passed his medical, and he could be involved in this Saturday’s game. John Marquis is currently Pompey’s only fit senior striker, with Ellis Harrison sidelined with a hamstring injury.
    Phil Parkinson:
    “‘We just felt that with Dion, he's only just arrived at the club, so we felt that he just needs a bit more training time.”
    “Jordan had that kick on the foot at Swindon but thankfully it's settled right down and he should play some part in training on Wednesday, which is great news for us.”
    ‘Tom Flanagan's had a scan on his ankle and it was obviously better than we'd expected.”
    “It's a long, hard season and you have games where you don't score as many as you like, and you have to manage them to be successful."
    “We firmly believe in keeping clean sheets first and foremost, and we've got a group who really buy into that."
    “You can't win every game comfortably and sometimes it's about seeing it through.”

    Kenny Jackett:
    “No problems. The only injury we have at the moment is Ellis Harrison.”
    "We’ll be going to the Stadium of Light with the same squad that was at Gillingham on Tuesday plus new signing Jordy Hiwula, who we have taken on a short term contract.”

    He is somebody I have seen right from his Manchester City days when he started as a young lad. He is 26 now and he is a free agent who is looking for a club. I see him as a forward player. At times, he does get pushed wide but I see him as a forward player who can bring some pace to your attack.”
    Form.GIF
    Prutton predicts:
    meh
    Match Appointments:
    Referee:
    ROBERT LEWIS
    Assistant Referees: Wayne Grunnill and Kevin Mulraine
    Fourth Official: James Oldham

    Team Line ups
    Sunderland:
    Burge, O’Nien, McLaughlan, Wright, Flanagan, Hume, Power, Leadbitter, Scowen, Maguire, Wyke.
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    Subs: Matthews, Sanderson, Dobson, Diamond, Graham, Gooch, Grigg
    Injured: McGeady, Feeney, Xhemajli
    Doubtful: Embleton, Wilis

    Portsmouth: MacGillivray, Johnson, Whatmough, Raggett, Brown, Naylor, Williams, Harness, Cannon, Jacobs, Marquis.
    Subs: Close, Curtis, Nicolaisen, Morris, Pring, Bass, Hiwula
    Injured: Harrison

    Betting Odds:
    Home
    21/20 Away 12/5 Draw 23/10

    My two pence:
    Putting this one out a bit earlier – before any press conferences…
    After a really good performance in mid-week, I’m hoping that we keep our winning run going. We really should have scored more goals and on another day could easily have won 4-0.
    I’ll be happy if we keep another clean sheet against Pompey so I’m going for another 1-0 home win.

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    Ha’way the Lads
     
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  2. Sunderpitt

    Sunderpitt Well-Known Member

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    Quality post, as usual thanks...

    Keeping clean sheets, which is great, means we only have to nick somehow 1 goal to get the 3 points... long may this continue... at some point we may to have to score more than one goal...cannot rely on Pens and Own goals to bail us out.

    Burge had not really been tested yet as defensive set is snuffing put chances. Burge could be the weak link...

    I fancy those likely to score as Maguire, Gooch, Power, Hume... or a CB at a set piece.

    1-0 Maguire
     
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  3. Whittylad

    Whittylad Well-Known Member

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    Not scoring enough and can’t keep relying on clean sheets. Draw for me unfortunately.
     
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    samwise_new Well-Known Member

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    hardest test yet?..i think so, bit of a 'bogey team' as never an easy game against them, probs be a real test for burge...all i keep reading in various reports is 'growing in confidence after keeping another clean sheet', still got a bit to do to convince me i'm afraid as we still have to face a good attacking team, his comical coming to claim the ball then bouncing off the other players and missing the ball completely shows me he still has that mistake in him.

    also, while i am constantly full of praise for the way onien has handled his changed position, again he has not had a lot of pressure on him as can happen in defence, although i am more confident that he will handle it better.

    either way, big test for our defence, if they manage another clean sheet i may even start to believe ;)

    cheers RTB.
     
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  5. clockstander

    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    Great thread as usual RTB and you are probably right with the team PP will pick, but Gooch had a great game mid-week, O/9 in Power's position for me, and Gooch in the wing back role, as for Wyke I just dont know where to start. <laugh>
     
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    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    Hefty fullback Well-Known Member

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    I watched the Crewe replay and Power just looked like he didn't quite fit into the team. Hopefully Parky won't shoehorn him into the lineup on Saturday.
     
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    clockstander Well-Known Member

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    He will, its the one thing we can depend on with PP., looking good in training is everything, 90 minutes of tripe is ignored, if your face fits.
     
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    Hefty fullback Well-Known Member

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    That dummy give and go was brilliant - too bad no one anticipated the goalie's deflection. Mostly Power looked like a player who knew where he needed to be, but just couldn't quite get there.
     
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  10. Mad Dog

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    Pompey have just signed that Hiwula on a free who played for Coventry a few years ago. No doubt he will be playing and will cause us endless problems like he did for Cov a few years ago. Exactly the sort of player we should have been in for.
     
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    Great post as usual RTB, another win I think but it'll probably be tight. Get the clean sheet first and hopefully bag a goal or 2.
    Ha'Way The Lads
    FTM
     
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  12. Nig

    Nig Well-Known Member

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    HA'WAY THE LADS

    MACKEMS ATTACKEM

    Looking forward to this.
    Usually we get so far then get knocked back.
    Really hoping for a solid performance here and a win.
    Keep the momentum going and cement us as proper title contenders.

    Cooooomon.
     
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  13. smithy in nl

    smithy in nl Well-Known Member

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    I’m not really worried about them this season we’re on a roll **** pompey.
     
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    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    gone for a draw we have the team to beat them but our strikers;) are incapable of scoring goals in open play.Hope one of our strikers can step up to the plate, because if not i can see the natives starting to get restless...........:emoticon-0131-angel
     
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    As usual RTB, great thread mate. I'm expecting Gooch to keep his place in the starting line up, at the expense of who? Goodness knows!

    I'm going for a 3-1 home win :emoticon-0165-muscl
     
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  16. RTB

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    Probably Scowen.
     
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  17. MrRAWhite

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    Any win will do... Ha'way the lads..
    PS.. Always good to get one of over on those bunch of knobsacks.
     
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  18. Julio

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    Like with Maddison at Charlton he will be way short of match fitness
     
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  19. Makemstine Roger

    Makemstine Roger Well-Known Member

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    hope your right mate we need the win
     
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    Defo., we owe them, but they are hitting a bit of form now and we will have to watch Marquis, a win by any margin will do, but it will be tight, making hard work of it is our MO.
     
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