Sunderland will face Burton in the Championship clash on Saturday.
Sunderland will face Burton in their next Championship game on Saturday.
The Black Cats are rock bottom in the Championship table with 11 points from 18 games. Burton on the other hand are with 14 from 18 games. So, this fixture can be marked as an early relegation six-pointer.
Sunderland are heading into this match on the back of a 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa in the midweek. It was their ninth defeat of the season, and needless to say, they need a massive improvement in results to turn things around.
Chris Coleman will need victories to inject confidence in the team. At this moment, Sunderland are going directionless, having not won a game in their last 15 games.
Burton haven’t won in their last two games, and have managed only one win in their last 11 games.
James Vaughan impressed against Villa after coming off the bench. He is expected to start alongside Grabban in a 4-1-3-2 system.
Lamine Kone is out for this game, while Coleman will miss the services of Duncan Watmore as well.
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