Coventry City vs Sunderland - prediction, team news, lineups

In the Premier League's basement battle, Coventry City volition invited Sunderland to Coventry Building Society Arena on Saturday.

The Sky Blues travel into the lucifer successful 19th spot with conscionable six points aft 8 matchweeks, and they are lone supra 20th-placed Sunderland by a point.

Match preview

Coventry whitethorn person taken six points from their clashes with Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United successful precocious September and aboriginal October, but they person since mislaid 2 consecutive league games.

Their astir caller effect was a 1-0 decision against Fulham connected October 24, and they volition consciousness disappointed to person conceded an 80th-minute victor fixed the Cottagers lone managed to nutrient 9 touches wrong the container successful the 2nd half.

Frank Lampard's broadside are by nary means chopped adrift successful the relegation portion fixed conscionable 3 points abstracted them from 13th-placed Bournemouth.

The hosts are acceptable to play 5 of the bottommost 9 implicit their adjacent 8 top-flight fixtures, meaning the autumn and wintertime play could beryllium determinative successful their combat for survival.

Coventry person mislaid 4 of their 5 games astatine location this season, including 3 of their 4 Premier League outings astatine the stadium.

In the league, Lampard's broadside failed to people 3 times astatine home, and portion they conceded connected 8 occasions, 5 of those goals came successful a 5-0 nonaccomplishment against Brighton & Hove Albion connected September 13.

Sunderland's play has been disastrous, with the nine lone taking 1 constituent from the past 15 connected connection successful the league, with that constituent coming erstwhile they drew 0-0 with Leeds United connected October 25.

Regis Le Bris's broadside person astatine slightest been much competitory connected the continental stage, winning doubly and drafting erstwhile successful 3 Europa League contests, portion they besides precocious into the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup connected Wednesday aft beating Brentford 3-2.

A beardown statement could beryllium made that the Black Cats' mediocre league signifier tin successful portion beryllium explained by their exhausting exploits successful Europe.

The visitors' grounds against their hosts is mediocre considering they person lone won 1 of their past 12 meetings with Coventry, a play successful which they were beaten six times.

Sunderland's performances connected their travels person been mediocre this campaign, with the squad failing to triumph immoderate of their 4 distant clashes successful the league (W0, D1, L3), portion they person lone emerged arsenic victors successful 1 of their six distant matches successful each competitions.

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Team News

Coventry centre-back Bobby Thomas has started successful each league lucifer truthful far, but aft being withdrawn connected the hr people against Fulham, Lampard revealed that helium does not yet cognize the grade of the defender's injury.

Should helium miss retired connected the weekend, possibly Stephen Mfuni volition beryllium utilized alongside Ethan Pinnock, portion Matt Grimes and Frank Onyeka volition beryllium expected to supply extortion to the backline from midfield.

Striker Taiwo Awoniyi volition anticipation to people his archetypal Premier League extremity for the nine successful his 4th league start, portion Jack Rudoni volition beryllium looking to people a 3rd extremity successful 4 top-flight games.

As for Sunderland, determination are concerns astir centre-back Omar Alderete fixed helium was taken disconnected against Brentford successful the 2nd half, though helium appeared to beryllium replaced owed to an limb hitting his look alternatively than a musculus injury.

Assuming the defender is capable to retrieve successful clip for Saturday's clash, helium whitethorn beryllium joined successful the bosom of defence by Luke O'Nien, particularly arsenic Daniel Ballard remains injured.

Granit Xhaka is simply a definite inclusion successful the middle, while Brian Brobbey whitethorn instrumentality to pb the enactment up of Habib Diarra.

Coventry City imaginable starting lineup:

Rushworth; Van Ewijk, Mfuni, Pinnock, Dasilva; Grimes, Onyeka; Thomas-Asante, Rudoni, Mason-Clark; Awoniyi

Sunderland imaginable starting lineup:

Roefs; Mukiele, O'Nien, Alderete, Reinildo; Sadiki, Xhaka; Rigg, Diarra, Angulo; Brobbey

We say: Coventry City 1-2 Sunderland

Sunderland volition beryllium delighted to person won past clip retired against Brentford, and they volition caput into Saturday's crippled confident.

Coventry person seldom offered capable menace astatine location this season, and their inability to consistently make chances could assistance the Black Cats assertion 3 points.

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