Premier League · SUN
Sunderland
20th in the table on 5 points after 9 games (1 won, 2 drawn, 6 lost), form LLLDL. The next 6 fixtures rate as a tough run on the game's difficulty scale (average 3.3 out of 5).
How they're playing
Sunderland have scored 7 goals in 9 matches — 0.8 a game against a league average of 1.4, from an expected-goals total of 13.3, so they are scoring less than their chances deserve. At the other end they've conceded 17 goals and kept 2 clean sheets; their goalkeepers have faced chances worth 15.8 expected goals.
Brobbey leads the scoring with 3, while O'Nien has the most assists with 1. The club's most-owned FPL asset is Brobbey, in 5.1% 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 Xhaka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.Le Fée | MID | £5.7m | 2.7% | 35 | 776 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Xhaka | MID | £5.4m | 2.8% | 32 | 810 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Brobbey | FWD | £5.7m | 5.1% | 28 | 553 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Roefs | GKP | £4.9m | 2.1% | 24 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 |
| N.Angulo | MID | £5.0m | 0.1% | 22 | 519 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Hume | DEF | £4.2m | 1.8% | 21 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Mukiele | DEF | £5.4m | 1.5% | 20 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Sadiki | MID | £4.8m | 0.2% | 20 | 754 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Isidor | FWD | £5.4m | 0.8% | 18 | 240 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Reinildo | DEF | £4.4m | 0.3% | 16 | 702 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Meunier | DEF | £4.4m | 0.2% | 16 | 444 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 |
| O'Nien | DEF | £3.9m | 2.4% | 15 | 277 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Ballard | DEF | £4.7m | 1.0% | 14 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Diarra | MID | £5.3m | 0.0% | 7 | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Rigg | MID | £4.8m | 0.0% | 7 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Fofana | MID | £5.4m | 0.0% | 5 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Talbi | MID | £5.2m | 0.1% | 3 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Tutierov | MID | £5.0m | 0.0% | 2 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Availability
Players the game currently flags:
- Mukiele — Concussion - 75% chance of playing
- Ballard — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Alderete — Suspended until 21 Nov
- Diarra — Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing
- 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 |
| GW5 | Man City | A | 3–5 | L | Report |
| GW6 | Brighton | H | 0–2 | L | Report |
| GW7 | Bournemouth | A | 0–2 | L | Report |
| GW8 | Leeds | H | 0–0 | D | Report |
| GW9 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | L | Report |
Fixtures
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Difficulty | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW10 | Chelsea | H | 4 | Preview |
| GW11 | Aston Villa | A | 3 | Preview |
| GW12 | Spurs | H | 3 | Preview |
| GW13 | Liverpool | A | 4 | Preview |
| GW14 | Newcastle | A | 3 | Preview |
| GW15 | Nott'm Forest | H | 3 | Preview |
In your mini-league
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