Newcastle have a long injury list with Sissoko the latest,
but should have Cheick Tiote, Sammy Ameobi, Steven Taylor and Papiss Cisse
available. 3rd choice ‘keeper Alnwick has been passed fit after
injuring his shoulder in mid-week.
Sunderland have drawn 10 of their 16 league games so far
this season and I can see this one going the same way. Neither team will want
to lose, for obvious reasons. The Black Cats have drawn 5 of their last 6
league games, either ending 0-0 or 1-1 (with the 4-1 defeat to City in
between).
KEY STATS
There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Sunderland's
last 6 games in the Premier League.
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last five Barclays Premier
League games against Newcastle United (W3 D2), winning the last three in a row.
There have been five red cards in the last eight Premier
League meetings between these two sides, though none in the last three. Anthony
Taylor is the referee for this one, and he has given 56 yellow cards in 14
games (average of 4 per game), with just one red produced.
Newcastle have been leading at half-time in just one of
their 16 Premier League games this season.
VERDICT & TIPS
SUN v NEW - DRAW - 12/5 (BET365) 1-1 11/2 (BET365)