Pick of the stats - Swansea City v Sunderland
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Swansea City come into the game against Sunderland having climbed up to ninth place on the back of a four-game unbeaten run.
Sunderland have drawn six of their past eight Championship matches.
Swansea City have won five of their past six league games against Sunderland (D1), while they have lost just two of their past 22 league matches against the Black Cats (W11 D9).
Sunderland have won just one of their past 11 away league games against Swansea (D4 L6), a 4-2 victory in the Premier League in January 2016 which saw Jermain Defoe net a hat-trick.
11 goals have been scored in Swansea's past two home league games (5 for, 6 against – D1 L1), as many as in their previous eight such games (7 for, 4 against – W3 D3 L2).
Sunderland have failed to score in three of their past four away league games (D3 L1), as many as in their previous 13 such games (W6 D1 L6).
Liam Cullen has scored in each of his past two home league games for Swansea City – the last Swans player to net in three in a row was Ollie Cooper in October 2022.
