Sunderland will face West Ham United in the Premier League this afternoon.
Sunderland are one of the biggest clubs of England and have a strong following, but there is a distinct possibility that they will get relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season.
The Black Cats are at the foot of the Premier League table at the moment with 20 points from 31 matches, as many as 10 points behind 17th-placed Hull City, who have played a game more.
David Moyes’s side look doomed for relegation and look set to feature in the Championship next season.
Sunderland will face West Ham United at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League this afternoon.
Ahead of the match, West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has given her opinion on Sunderland’s situation.
“The North East is close to becoming one of the Prem’s deprived areas,” Brady wrote in her football diary in The Sun.
“The loss of Sunderland, who West Ham meet tomorrow, Middlesbrough and Hull would leave only Newcastle to represent the region, provided they are promoted.
“Something similar has happened to the once-mighty West Midlands, so that Merseyside and London dominate.
“I think I know how Andy Carroll, once of the Toon, will feel about a win at the Stadium of Light. But it would be sad if Sunderland fail to save themselves.”
West Ham look to be out of danger at the moment, but the Hammers cannot get complacent and should be aiming for at least two wins from their remaining Premier League matches.
Slaven Bilic’s side are 14th in the league table at the moment with 36 points from 32 matches, eight points above the bottom three.
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