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Sunderland face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday 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 lose 53 and win only 19 of the 84 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2007, with Everton annihilating their visitors 7 - 1 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Everton | 7 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Everton | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Everton | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Everton | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 29 points they have accumulated from 19 games. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Everton may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sunderland | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |