Sunderland Vs Southampton: Official Sunderland Not606 Match Thread please log in to view this image Stadium of Light please log in to view this image Click above for info on travel. Match Appointments LEE MASON Assistant Referees: Darren England and Scott Ledger Fourth Official Craig Pawson Sunderland Team News Sunderland are likely to give defender Wes Brown a full run out as the 34 year-old steps up his return from injury. The former Manchester United man was a second half substitute in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Hull City in the Barclays Premier League. That defeat to the Tigers came at further cost, with goalkeeper Kieren Westwood leaving the pitch before half-time with an injury, whilst both Andrea Dossena and Lee Cattermole were sent off in an eventful game at the KC Stadium. Southampton Team News Mauricio Pochettino will decide whether to pursue with the approach which has served him well in this competition so far. This would see players with limited playing time in the league so far this season, earn a run out on Wearside. On Saturday, Steven Davis returned from the knock that kept him out of the Fulham game, but was only named amongst the substitutes at Stoke. Guly do Prado remains out with a knee injury. Poyet Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is expecting a tough match with Mauricio Pochettino's "brave" Southampton on Wednesday. The two teams meet in the Capital One Cup fourth round with a quarter-final match at home with Chelsea awaiting the winner. Poyet admits he has been impressed and surprised by Southampton's start to the Premier League season - Pochettino's men are sixth and have conceded just four goals. He said: "They have done very well. They have kept the core of the team. They have added two or three players who are performing at great levels, so they are a very strong team. "They are the biggest surprise so far, but it's totally deserved because they play a football which is quite brave and very aggressive, especially pressing at the beginning of the game, so there are plenty of things we need to do right to win this tie." Poyet will be forced to make at least two changes for the game with midfielder Lee Cattermole and full-back Andrea Dossena having both been sent off in a calamitous first half against Hull. It was the seventh red card of Cattermole's Premier League career and while Poyet felt it was harsh - Sunderland have decided not to launch an appeal against either decision - the manager admits he will have to work hard with the midfielder. He said: "In any team, you have got different characters and you need to, as a manager, use them to the best of their ability knowing they can do one thing or another, or they can make this mistake or another. "Lee, we know that when he is frustrated he is maybe going to make this kind of tackle. "Many managers have talked about him. Me, I am going to try to manage him my way. "I respect other opinions but I am going to do it my way with him internally, and we will see if he improves that reputation that he has got at the moment in England that he cannot make a tackle." Pochettino Said **** all so far, doesn't say much does he? Will update if he says anything. Previous Meetings The two teams have already met in the Premier League this season, playing out a 1-1 draw in the opening game at St Mary’s Jose Fonte’s 88th minute header earned the home side a point after falling behind to Emanuele Giaccherini’s first half opener. Sunderland got the better of Saints in this fixture last season, running out 1-0 victors when they came to St Mary's last December thanks to Fletcher's goal just before the break. The two sides shared the spoils at the Stadium of Light in the final away game of the 2012/13 campaign, and are due to meet again up there after this tie on Saturday 18th January, kick-off 12:45pm. It is more than a decade since Southampton last beat Sunderland, having done the double over the Black Cats in the 2002/03 season. Overall, the two sides have met 58 times in competitive matches. 23 of those have gone Saints' way, 21 have ended in Sunderland wins and 14 have ended up with honours even. Betting please log in to view this image Links http://www.btsportshd.com/stream12.php http://lag10.com/channel6 Sunderland line up: Mannone, Celustka, Bardsley, Brown, O’Shea ©, Ki, Gardner, Colback, Johnson, Altidore, Giaccherini. Subs Cabral, Larsson, Fletcher, Cuellar, Borini, Mavrias, Dixon. Southampton line up: Davis, Chambers, Hooiveld, Yoshida, Fox, Davis, Cork, Reed, Ramirez, Lee, Rodriguez. Subs: Gazzaniga, Clyne, Ward-Prowse, Lallana, Isgrove, Stephens, Gallagher.
Give us chance you daft knacker , team news isn't available yet, it will be updated in the run up innit.
I've seen everything now! Albert's Chip Shop is posting his opinions on the Cardiff - Swansea thread .......... on the Swansea board in the middle of their derby match. Does his arrogance know no limits
I will bet £1000 Bardsley, O Shea start !. Karlsson, and Mavrias also?. Poyet said I sink I vill play Gardner he has zee qualities of Ronaldo, Cuellar jist mad a silly misteak.
Just heard our home game against Southampton is 12.45 on saturday 18th January booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ****ing hate 12.45 kicks off.
They are defo the pits like. sunday is a 14.05 kick off LOL ****ing joke pal. only games I like are the 3pm & 5.30 ones.
