The Black Cats take on Nottingham Forest in the Premier League for the first time since 1997, as they look to continue their impressive start to their return to the top flight.
Former Spurs boss, Ange Postecoglou was appointed by Forest earlier this month, after Nuno Espirito Santos was sacked following a fall out with Marinakis, the owner of the club.
Nuno achieved Nottingham Forest’s highest league finish in 30 years, as they finished 7th in the Premier League, earning them a Europa League place.
But after losing his job early in this season, Ange has came in and is yet to win a game, drawing 2 and losing 2 since his arrival.
Sunderland currently sit 7th in the table, with 2W 2D and just 1 loss so far this season.
However, they are yet to win away from home so far, after losing 2-0 to Burnley last month, and drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace in their last away fixture.
Last time out for The Black Cats, Sunderland drew 1-1 with Aston Villa, after a spirited performance earned them a point after Reinildo was sent off for lashing out on the half hour mark.
Forest also earned a point against Burnley last time out, after Neco Williams’ early strike was cancelled out by Jaidon Anthony in the 20th minute.
Sunderland have won 5 of their last 7 meetings against Forest, losing just 2 in that period.
The last time this fixture ended in a stalemate was back in 1997, a 1-1 draw in Sunderland’s inaugural season at the Stadium of Light.
A win for Sunderland could potentially see them climb as high as 2nd, depending on other results, and a win for Forest could see them move up as high as 9th.
Team News
Reinildo serves the first game of his three-match suspension following his red card against Aston Villa last weekend.
Habib Diarra has been ruled out of action until December after picking up a training ground injury.
Luke O’Nien is stepping up his recovery from a shoulder injury but this weekend may come too soon for the defender.
Prediction
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Sunderland
Scorer – Wilson Isidor