Sunderland go face Coventry for Premier League match on Saturday, 31 October, and na game wey fit decide plenty things for the bottom of the table. The two clubs na the two bottom-placed teams for the league, so the match carry weight pass ordinary three points.
Sunderland Echo report say the clash give the Black Cats chance to leapfrog Frank Lampard side for the table. But if dem lose, e go leave them further adrift from safety, after the challenging start to the season wey the team don get.
Before the match, Sunderland receive key fitness boosts wey strengthen Régis Le Bris options. Striker Wilson Isidor dey set to return to action after e resume full training this week. Thomas Meunier don recover from hamstring issue, and Kevin Danso don serve him suspension, so both players dey fully available after dem miss the midweek Carabao Cup win over Brentford. Habib Diarra also dey expected to feature, after the planned half-time withdrawal wey dem use manage him workload.
But no be every news good. Nordi Mukiele remain major doubt after minor knock wey e pick up against Leeds. Long-term absentees Dan Ballard and Romaine Mundle still completely ruled out, with hamstring and knee injuries respectively.
For the likely lineup, Davy Roefs na the man wey dem expect for goal, with Luke O’Nien and Omar Alderete shielding am for defence. Chris Rigg and Habib Diarra go look to spark the attack behind forward Brian Brobbey. Possible Sunderland XI na: Roefs; Mukiele, O’Nien, Alderete, Reinildo; Sadiki, Xhaka; Rigg, Diarra, Angulo; Brobbey.
The match go kick off 3pm BST on Saturday, 31st October. Because of that kickoff time, e fall strictly inside the UK traditional Saturday 3pm TV blackout window, meaning no domestic broadcaster, including Sky Sports or TNT Sports, get permission to screen am live. Sky Sports still dey run live match updates and score coverage for the game.
Midweek, Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2 for the Carabao Cup, as the Bees bow out of the competition. Wilson and Thiago still find the net for Brentford for that game, but e no reach to save dem from exit.
