Premier League · SUN
Sunderland
14th in the table on 4 points after 4 games (1 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost), form LWDL. The next 6 fixtures rate as a mixed run on the game's difficulty scale (average 3.0 out of 5).
How they're playing
Sunderland have scored 3 goals in 4 matches — 0.8 a game against a league average of 1.4, from an expected-goals total of 6.2, so they are scoring less than their chances deserve. At the other end they've conceded 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet; their goalkeepers have faced chances worth 5.8 expected goals.
Isidor leads the scoring with 1, while Diarra has the most assists with 1. The club's most-owned FPL asset is Brobbey, in 5.3% of teams at £5.7m; the most expensive is E.Le Fée at £5.7m.
Set pieces: Diarra on penalties, E.Le Fée on corners and N.Angulo on direct free kicks.
FPL assets
Every Sunderland player in the game, ranked by points this season. Price and ownership are the game's current figures.
| Player | Pos | Price | Owned | Pts | Mins | G | A | CS | Bonus | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xhaka | MID | £5.5m | 3.7% | 19 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Isidor | FWD | £5.5m | 1.3% | 14 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.8 |
| E.Le Fée | MID | £5.7m | 3.4% | 13 | 348 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Mukiele | DEF | £5.4m | 1.9% | 13 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Ballard | DEF | £4.9m | 2.6% | 12 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 |
| N.Angulo | MID | £5.0m | 0.1% | 12 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Roefs | GKP | £4.9m | 2.5% | 11 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Meunier | DEF | £4.5m | 0.3% | 11 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Hume | DEF | £4.3m | 3.0% | 9 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Sadiki | MID | £4.9m | 0.2% | 8 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Brobbey | FWD | £5.7m | 5.3% | 7 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Reinildo | DEF | £4.4m | 0.3% | 7 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Diarra | MID | £5.4m | 0.0% | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Danso | DEF | £5.0m | 0.2% | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Rigg | MID | £4.9m | 0.0% | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Fofana | MID | £5.5m | 0.0% | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| O'Nien | DEF | £3.9m | 2.4% | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Alderete | DEF | £4.8m | 0.2% | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Availability
Players the game currently flags:
- Reinildo — Suspended until 10 Oct
- Diarra — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Mundle — Knee injury - Unknown return date
Results
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–2 | L | Report |
| GW2 | Fulham | H | 1–0 | W | Report |
| GW3 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | D | Report |
| GW4 | Arsenal | H | 0–2 | L | Report |
Fixtures
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Difficulty | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW5 | Man City | A | 5 | Preview |
| GW6 | Brighton | H | 2 | Preview |
| GW7 | Bournemouth | A | 3 | Preview |
| GW8 | Leeds | H | 2 | Preview |
| GW9 | Coventry City | A | 2 | Preview |
| GW10 | Chelsea | H | 4 | Preview |
In your mini-league
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