Sunderland and Everton Clash in Premier League Showdown
Sunderland is set to face Everton at the Stadium of Light in a Premier League match today.
Sunderland's impressive start to the Premier League season has positioned them as a surprise package, currently sitting fourth in the table after a stunning injury-time victory against Chelsea. Their strong home record has been key to their success, with 10 points collected from four home games. Everton, however, has seen their early-season momentum wane, with only one league victory in their last six matches after a defeat against Tottenham. Despite this, the Toffees have a decent record in their recent visits to the Stadium of Light, losing only two of their last 13 trips.
David Moyes has made one change to the Everton lineup, with Thierno Barry leading the attack in place of Beto. The Everton bench includes Charly Alcaraz, Tyler Dibling, and Merlin Röhl. The full Everton lineup is: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gana, Garner, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, and Barry.
Team news indicates that Simon Adingra is likely to return for Sunderland after missing the Chelsea game due to a minor muscle issue. Omar Alderete also has a chance to feature following a concussion. Jarrad Branthwaite remains out with a hamstring injury, and Nathan Patterson is not expected back until mid-November due to a muscle problem.
Historically, Sunderland and Everton have played each other 36 times since 1996. Sunderland has won 9 of these games, scoring 33 goals, while Everton has won 20, scoring 65 goals. Seven matches have ended in a draw. In their 23 most recent encounters, Sunderland has won 4 times, Everton 14 times and 5 matches ended in a draw. Sunderland has scored 17 goals, while Everton has scored 46 goals in those games.
Match statistics show that over 1.5 goals have been scored in 83% of the 23 matches, over 2.5 goals in 39% and both teams have scored in 35% of the matches. Sunderland has kept a clean sheet in 17% of the matches, while Everton has done so in 48%. Everton has also kept a clean sheet in their last 3 matches against Sunderland in all competitions and have won their last 3 matches against Sunderland in all competitions. In those matches, Everton has scored at least 2 goals.
