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Sunderland v Swansea City
Sunderland v Swansea City: probable starters in bold, contenders in light
Sunderland v Swansea City: probable starters in bold, contenders in light

Sunderland v Swansea City: match preview

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A day of farewells for Sunderland – Jermain Defoe and Jordan Pickford surely making their final appearances at the Stadium of Light and season ticket holders saying goodbye to the Premier League – offers Swansea a chance to take a significant step towards safety. Already relegated, David Moyes’s side have not won a game here since mid-December but they sprung a surprise by beating Hull last Saturday. Could Paul Clement’s side be in for a similarly nasty shock? Louise Taylor

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Stadium of Light

Last season Sunderland 1 Swansea City 1

Referee Andre Marriner

This season G26, Y93, R2, 3.73 cards per game

Odds H 3-1 A 5-6 D 11-4

Sunderland

Subs from Mannone, Love, Djilobodji, Lescott, Larsson, Cattermole, Rodwell, Pienaar, Gibson, Gooch, Embleton

Doubtful Cattermole (achilles), Gibson (groin)

Injured Kirchhoff (knee, Jun), McNair (knee, Aug), Watmore (knee, Sep), Honeyman (back, unknown), Oviedo (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLDLLW

Discipline Y72 R4

Leading scorer Defoe 15

Swansea City

Subs from Nordfeldt, Tremmel, Cork, Narsingh, Bastón, Amat, Fer, Kingsley, Van der Hoorn, Fulton, McBurnie, Rangel, Routledge

Doubtful Rangel (foot), Routledge (hernia)

Injured Dyer (achilles), Montero (hamstring, both unknown)

Suspended None

Form LLLWDW

Discipline Y55 R0

Leading scorer Llorente 13

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