Key Highlights
- Newly promoted Sunderland are delighted to be sitting pretty in mid-table; reigning champions Liverpool, just three points better off, aren’t feeling quite so comfy.
- Sunderland are unbeaten at home in this campaign; Liverpool haven’t won on the road in the League since before Christmas, and that at Spurs, which isn’t exactly a cap-enhancing feather right now.
- Sunderland have won their last two at home; Liverpool have lost two of their last three League fixtures, the latest in farcical fashion. So you can see why Sunderland and the Stadium of Light faithful might fancy this.
- But Liverpool will be buoyed by results going their way last night, an opportunity to haul themselves back in the race for next season’s Champions League suddenly presenting itself.
- With time running out for the champions to get their season back on some semblance of track, they’ll surely be desperate for three points tonight, and will act accordingly.
