Our prediction for this Championship match:
Sunderland
Match Time & Date:
27/01/2024
16:00
Prediction: 2-2
Stoke City
Following back-to-back defeats to Ipswich Town and Hull City, Sunderland will look to get back on course in the Championship when they take on Stoke City at Stadium of Light. The Black Cats do not seem to be at the top of their game, but the bookies still see them as favourites to win Saturday’s clash. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but all Patrick Roberts, Bradley Dack, Niall Huggins, Dennis Cirkin, and Corry Evans remain in the treatment room.
The Potters, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 2-1 loss to Birmingham City. In their last meeting at the venue Stoke crushed Sunderland 5-1, but we are tempted to put our money on draw as the Black Cats suffered a dip in form. As for the away side, defender Junior Tchamadeu is representing Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations, while all Josh Laurent, Emre Tezgel, and Frank Fielding remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Jack Bonham):
Jack Bonham is a professional footballer who was born in Stevenage on the 14th of September, 1993. The 26-year-old, although having born in England, is an Irish International and has featured for the Republic of Ireland's Under-17 team five times.
At the club level, he began his youth career with Watford and signed his first professional contract in September 2010 at the age of 17. Bonham's first-ever professional appearance came on the 4th of May, 2013 as a substitute against Leeds United in the final game of the 12/13 Championship season.
This appearance marked the 1.92 m standing goalkeeper's only appearance in a Watford shirt. Bonham then went on to play for clubs like Brentford, Carlisle United and Bristol Rovers before eventually joining Gillingham at the start of the 2019 season on a two-year contract. He's since featured nine times for the club and kept two clean sheets.
Highlighted Team (Sunderland):
Sunderland are a professional football club that have been playing their home games at the Stadium of Light since 1997. The capacity of the stadium is 49,000, but before expansion the original ground capacity was 42,000. Red and White shirts are Sunderland’s trademark and the club’s fiercest rivals are Newcastle United. The two local rivals have been contesting in the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898 and there have always been fireworks in what is one of the greatest derbies in English football. Sunderland were on the verge of dropping to the Championship in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign, but experienced tactician Sam Allardyce eventually helped the team avoid relegation.
The Black Cats have won six First Division trophies (now the Premier League), with the team lifting two FA Cup titles. Sunderland won their first FA Cup trophy in 1937, with the team beating Preston North End 3-1 in the title game. The club was founded in 1879 as Sunderland and District Teachers A.F.C.
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