DID YOU KNOW?
* Sunderland have not won in the Premier League in seven games, with their last victory being a 2-1 win over Blackpool on January 22.
* The Black Cats have not scored in 440 minutes of football since Asamoah Gyan scored against Tottenham back in February.
* Sunderland have kept 12 clean sheets this season, which is a joint third with Manchester United.
* Sunderland and West Brom have had trouble conceding early goals, as both teams have shipped in eight each in the first 15 minutes of their matches.
* Steve Bruce’s side have scored only 18 goals at home this season. Only Birmingham (16) have scored fewer.
* West Brom are currently unbeaten in six Premier League games.
* The Baggies' last clean sheet in the Premier League came against Sunderland on August 21, 2010, in a 1-0 victory at the Hawthorns. Since then Roy Hodgson's charges have had the dubious distinction of going 29 league games without keeping a clean sheet.
* Chris Brunt has 11 assists this season. Only Manchester United's Nani (16) has more in the top flight.
* West Brom have received six red cards this season, and are level with Arsenal when concerning sendings off's. No other side has been shows as many reds this term.
* Hodgson’s men have gone 14 games without winning consecutive games.
LAST MEETING
August 21, 2010: West Brom 1-0 Sunderland
Peter Odemwingie scored the only goal of the game on his debut, and the Baggies got their first points of the season.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Sunderland: Mignolet; Onouha, Mensah, Turner, Bardsley; Henderson, Muntari, Cattermole, Sessegnon; Welbeck, Gyan.
West Bromwich Albion: Carson; Reid, Meite, Olsson, Shorey; Brunt, Scharner, Mulumbu, Thomas; Odemwingie, Cox.
Prediction
Sunderland have been poor of late, having won only one game in their last 10 in all competitions. But with pressure on and a faltering home record guiding their steady decline, the Black Cats should bounce back to to beat the Baggies. However, it will not be as convincing as the 4-0 scoreline of 2008.
Sunderland 2-1 West Bromwich 
