Sunderland have had an overall positive start to the campaign. They have eight points from five games to sit fifth in the standings.
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Sunderland and Norwich City will look to continue their winning momentum in the Championship when they face each other on Saturday. Both sides had a mixed set of results in the English second division till now, however, they will be heading into this match on the back of winning their last Championship game. It should give them plenty of confidence ahead of their clash at the Stadium of Light. With very little to separate them on the table, both sets of supporters will be optimistic about their team’s chances of getting all three points on Saturday.
| Sunderland vs Norwich City | Key Details |
| Date | 27 August, 2022 |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Kickoff time India | 5 pm |
| Kickoff time England | 12:30 pm |
Norwich City were winless in their opening three Championship matches and managed just one point from these games. However, they ended that barren run by winning back-to-back matches against Huddersfield Town and Millwall to sit eight in the table with seven points from five games. Despite losing the EFL Cup tie to Bournemouth via penalties in midweek, Norwich will be filled with confidence ahead of Saturday’s encounter. Meanwhile, Sunderland have had an overall positive start to the campaign. They have eight points from five games to sit fifth in the standings. They won their last game away to Stoke City 1-0.
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There are a few players out injured for both sides ahead of their Saturday clash. Carl Winchester’s absence from the upcoming fixture will be a big blow for Sunderland. He will be joined on the sidelines by Daniel Ballard and Leon Dajaku. It will be interesting to see how they will replace them. On the other hand, Bournemouth made a lot of changes for the midweek EFL Cup tie, hence the rested players could come back into the lineup. Nonetheless, they have to make do without the services of Isaac Hayden and Dimitris Giannoulis. Sam Byram, Sam McCallum and Jakob Sorensen will also join them on the sidelines.
Sunderland possible line-up: Patterson, O’Nien, Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Embleton, Matete, Clarke, Pritchard, Simms, Stewart
Norwich City possible line-up: Krul, Aarons, Omobamidele, Hanley, McLean, Dowell, Gibbs, Nunez, Sinani, Sargent, Hernandez
The EFL Championship match between Sunderland and Norwich City will take place at the Stadium of Light on Saturday at 5 pm IST.
The live coverage of the upcoming EFL Championship match between Sunderland and Norwich City can be viewed on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, SKY GO Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Talksport 2 Radio UK in the United Kingdom and ESPN+ in the United States.
