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Sunderland face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Liverpool running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sun 28 Mar | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 17 Oct | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 03 Mar | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 30 Nov | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Liverpool | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Reds, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Liverpool, Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Black Cats have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Liverpool are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 5 matches. Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Reds, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |