Overview
Sunderland created an earthquake in the Premier League when they silenced Stamford Bridge with a spectacular comeback in round 9 of the Premier League.
Alejandro Garnacho opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 4th minute, seemingly opening an easy day for the home team. But Wilson Isidor quickly equalized for Sunderland, before Chemsdine Talbi mistakenly punished the Blues' defense with the decisive goal in the third minute of injury time in the second half.
With 17 points after 9 rounds, Sunderland is having the most impressive start of a Premier League rookie in the past 17 years, since Hull City won 20 points in the same period in the 2008-2009 season.
Sunderland are the biggest phenomenon of the season, having won 7 points from behind - more than any other team before round 10.
With strong will and the ability to counterattack with great courage, the "Black Meo" are showing that they are not only a surprising rookie, but also a real candidate for a place in the European Cup next season.
Everton had an important victory over Crystal Palace on October 5, but since then, the attacking and defensive strength of the team led by David Moyes has declined significantly.
Erling Haaland's 2-0 defeat to Manchester City opened up a series of unforgettable days for Everton. They then suffered a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, making them the first visitors to win at Hill Dickinson.
That match saw Micky van de Ven score a double and Pape Sarr score with a header, exposing Everton's inherent weaknesses in the ball defense and defense against set pieces.
After this disappointing streak, Everton have dropped to 15th place in the rankings, although there is still a 5-point gap from the relegation zone. However, if they continue their current form, they can completely equal their worst record in the past 20 years.
That was a run of three consecutive Premier League goalscoringless defeats under Moyes, which came in October 2005 (a total of six).
More worryingly, Everton's away form is not very good. They have lost all 3 of their most recent away matches in all competitions, conceding at least 2 goals in each match and have not kept a clean sheet on the opponent's field this season.
However, the history of the confrontation is in Moyes and his team's favor. Everton have won all three of their most recent meetings with Sunderland with a total score of 8-0.
The last Premier League clash between the two sides came in February 2017, when Jordan Pickford, Everton's number one, was still playing for the Black Cats.
Personnel situation
Sunderland won against Chelsea despite missing key centre-back Omar Alderete through injury. However, coach Regis Le Bris confirmed that the Paraguay player has returned to training and is likely to be on the field in time.
Simon Adingra could also return from a minor hamstring injury, while Dan Neil is eligible to play despite a recent injury. However, the home team is still without Aji Alese, Dennis Cirkin, Romain Mundle, Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Habib Diarra.
On Everton's side, Jarrad Branthwaite is still unable to play due to a hamstring injury, while Nathan Patterson is recovering from a leg and groin injury.
In addition, David Moyes confirmed that the remaining players are available, with the biggest question mark being the striker position between Beto and Thierno Barry.
Notably, goalkeeper Pickford - 8 years after leaving Sunderland - will face his former team for the first time. He had 4 clean sheets for the "Black Meo" in the Premier League 2016-2017.
Expected lineup:
Sunderland: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Alderete, reinildo, Xhaka, Geertruida, Sadiki, Talbi, Isidor, Le Fee.
Everton: Pickford, O'Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry.
The match between Sunderland and Everton takes place at 3:00 am on November 4 (Vietnam time).
