The Championship game at Stadium of Light on Saturday sees home side Sunderland play visiting opponents Watford. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Sunderland fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 2-3 Championship triumph versus Middlesbrough. We think that The Black Cats may well employ a 4-4-2 formation for this one, utilising Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Chris Mepham, Luke O'Nien, Dennis Cirkin, Patrick Roberts, Salis Abdul Samed, Dan Neil, Enzo Le Fée, Wilson Isidor and Jobe Bellingham.
Alan Browne, Niall Huggins and Salis Abdul Samed won’t be available for Sunderland boss Régis Le Bris.
Possible Sunderland team versus Watford
Since tasting defeat last time out to Norwich City in Championship action, Watford will be aiming to make amends here. There’s a good chance that The Hornets seem most likely to utilise a 3-4-2-1 system, going with Jonathan Bond, James Abankwah, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Mattie Pollock, Ryan Andrews, Moussa Sissoko, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Yasser Larouci, Edo Kayembe, Imran Louza and Rocco Vata.
Watford boss Tom Cleverley has a number of players out of action. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Knee injury) and Daniel Bachmann (unknown injury) will not be playing here.
Possible Watford Starting XI
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