Summary

  • Sunderland XI: Mannone, Yedlin, O’Shea, Kone, PVA, Kirchhoff, M’Vila, Rodwell, N’Doye, Khazri, Defoe

  • Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Kelly; Cabaye, Jedinak; Zaha, Mutch, Bolasie; Wickham

  1. Who is worse at winning?published at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2016

    Sunderland v Crystal Palace (19:45 GMT)

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    So, on to that thing about not winning games...

    The last 20 league games combined of these two sides have produced just three wins - and all of them belong to Sunderland.

    Indeed, Crystal Palace have not won once in their last 10 outings, picking up just three draws.

    The Black Cats have taken 11 points from a possible 39 on offer in their last 13 games, while the Eagles have just three points from a possible 30.

    It's like two unbeatable teams on a ridiculous winning run coming up against each other. Except the complete opposite.

  2. Bolasie is backpublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2016

    Sunderland v Crystal Palace (19:45 GMT)

    Palace fans will be happy. After two appearances off the bench, it's the starting XI for winger Yannick Bolasie - his first since suffering a hip injury in December.

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    Here he is arriving at the Stadium of Light

  3. Team newspublished at 19:18 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2016

    Sunderland v Crystal Palace (19:45 GMT)

    One change for Sunderland from the 1-0 loss at West Ham, with Jack Rodwell coming into midfield for Lee Cattermole.

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    Palace were 3-2 losers at West Brom in their last outing, and they make two changes.

    Emmanuel Adebayor drops to the bench along with Joe Ledley. In come Yannick Bolasie for his first start since December, and Mile Jedinak.

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  4. Hipster footballpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2016

    Sunderland v Crystal Palace (19:45 GMT)

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    "Oh, what's that? You're a football team who wins games? How very mainstream of you. I'd tell you about our favourite type of result, but you probably won't have heard of it."

    Sunderland and Crystal Palace are way too cool to win games like all of those other conformist teams.

    Sunderland and Crystal Palace wear skinny jeans, drink organic beetroot beer and have opened up a cafe that sells breakfast cereal. Oh, and they don't win games of football - at the moment...

    There's a chance that could change for one of these sides tonight. But before we get into that, here is your team news from this pair of hipsters.