National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sunderland or Fulham that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are hustling days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the Championship. That game was an away game at Millwall, so at least Sunderland are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Sunderland form and stats
Last season, Sunderland's FA Cup journey ended in the 1st round.When playing at home in the Championship, Sunderland have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.
The home team returns to Stadium of Light after drawing with Millwall on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Cirkin was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Millwall after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Ballard was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Ballard won 11 of 18 duels.
In the match before, 1-1 away to Fulham (FA Cup).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Sunderland as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Reading are visiting.
Sunderland has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. On the other hand, Sunderland have conceded 16 goals.
Fulham form and stats
Fulham's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 4th round.Playing away, Fulham have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
The attacking players of Fulham have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 287 minutes.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Chelsea in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Ream, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.14. Ream won 2 of 4 duels.
One game before, 1-1 at home vs Sunderland in the FA Cup.
After this away game Fulham return home for a Premier League game against Nottingham Forest. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Fulham have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Fulham have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Fulham - Sunderland 1-1 was the story when these two participants last did battle, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sunderland four wins, three draws and Fulham three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mitrović 11 goals |   R. Stewart 10 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Fulham missing players
| Sunderland | Fulham | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 13 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.5 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 38% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12.3 | 11.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 13.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 32 | 65 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 58 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 48 |
| 4 | Luton Town | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Watford | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 45 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 44 |
| 7 | Millwall | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -4 | 43 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 42 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 42 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | -6 | 40 |
| 12 | Hull City | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -7 | 40 |
| 13 | Swansea City | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 39 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 39 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 38 |
| 16 | Reading | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -11 | 38 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 35 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -7 | 32 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 29 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 27 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -15 | 26 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -22 | 25 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 50 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 32 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 42 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 40 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | Brentford | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Fulham | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | -18 | 24 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -5 | 21 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 20 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Everton | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -24 | 17 |
| 20 | Southampton | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 15 |
