The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat to league leaders Leicester City at the weekend, while the Black Cats played out a 1-1 draw away to Millwall last time out.
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West Bromwich Albion will be looking to get back to winning ways in the EFL Championship when they travel to Stadium of Light to take on Sunderland on Saturday afternoon. The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat to league leaders Leicester City at the weekend, while the Black Cats played out a 1-1 draw away to Millwall last time out. Despite the defeat, the Baggies are occupying fifth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 32 points from 19 games, four clear of seventh-placed Blackburn Rovers and 13 adrift of the top two. The hosts, meanwhile, are sitting at the ninth position, with 27 points to their name from 19 Championship outings, three shy of the top six.
“They have a clear way of playing so we know what type of challenge to expect.” 🗣
The boss provides his thoughts on this weekend’s clash with Sunderland. 👇
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) December 7, 2023
Sunderland went into the international break on the back of a 3-1 win over Birmingham. However, on their return to action, the Black Cats suffered back-to-back defeats over Plymouth Argyle and Hudersfield with an aggregate scoreline of 4-1, and thereby the Curtain came down on Tony Mobray’s reign as Sunderland boss. The Black Cats then shared the spoils away to Millwall at the weekend thanks to Jack Clarke’s 78th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot. It was the 23-year-old tenth second tier goal of the season. While, the Black Cats filter through their shortlist of potential managerial appointments, an interim coaching team led by Mike Dodds will take charge of the first-team duties this weekend.
West Brom, on the other hand, secured back-to-back wins over Ipswich Town and Cardiff City, with an aggregate scoreline of 3-0, following the international break. However, the Baggies couldn’t extend their winning run three games, losing out to leaders Leicester at the weekend, despite the fact that Josh Maja’s 89th-minute effort canceled out Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s 72nd-minute opener. Harry Winks’ winner four minutes into the injury time handed West Brom their fifth championship defeat of the season. Nevertheless, Carlos Coberan’s men have recoded five wins and two defeats from their last seven second tier games. Meanwhile, Albion are unbeaten in their last four visits to the Stadium of Light, with Tom Rogic and Caryl Dike netting second-half goals to complete a comeback win at Sunderland in December 2022.
Sunderland probable starting lineup: Patterson, Hume, O’Nien, Ballard, Huggins, Ekwah, Roberts, Neil, Bellingham, Clarke, Mayenda
West Bromwich Albion probable starting lineup: Palmer, Furlong, Ajayi, Kipre, Townsend, Mowatt, Molumby, Diangana, Swift, Sarmiento, Thomas-Asante
Sunderland
| Opponents | Score |
| Millwall | 1-1 (D) |
| Hudersfield | 1-2 (L) |
| Plymouth | 2-0 (L) |
| Birmingham | 3-1 (W) |
| Swansea | 0-0 (D) |
West Bromwich Albion
| Opponents | Score |
| Leicester | 1-2 (L) |
| Cardiff | 0-1 (W) |
| Ipswich | 2-0 (W) |
| Southampton | 2-1 (L) |
| Hull | 3-1 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Sunderland beat West Brom | 1-2 |
| West Brom beat Sunderland | 1-2 |
| West Brom beat Sunderland | 2-0 |
| Sunderland draw West Brom | 1-1 |
| Sunderland draw West Brom | 0-0 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion will take place on Saturday at Stadium of Light at 6:00 pm
| Sunderland vs West Brom | Key Details |
| Date | December 9 |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Kickoff time in UK | 12:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm |
Football fans in UK can catch the live action via Sky Go Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
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