Comments on the match Nottingham vs Sunderland, 11:30 p.m. September 27: "Black Cats" are hard to defeat

Nottingham vs Sunderland form

Since the 3-1 victory on the opening day against Brentford, Nottingham has not tasted the sweetness. After 6 matches, the home team at City Ground has only known draws and losses. After 5 rounds, the Nottingham team has only 5 points, ranked 15th and only 2 points above the red light group.

Nottingham's poor performance was partly due to tensions behind the scenes. The rift between coach Nuno Santo - the architect of last season's success - and the upper echelons led to the Portuguese strategist being sacked, much to the anger of many fans.

The presence of Ange Postecoglou on the hot bench has not yet brought many positive signals. Even in his debut match, the former Tottenham coach embarrassed his new team when he suffered a 2-3 defeat against lower-ranked Swansea City, thereby having to stop early in the English League Cup.

In the most recent round, Nottingham continued to disappoint when they only earned 1 point at the rookie Burnley. Meanwhile, in the Europa League, the Postecoglou arena seems to have more luck, the Australian coach helped Nottingham to a 2-2 draw in the away match against Real Betis in the opening match of the qualifying round.

Welcoming Sunderland theoretically gives Nottingham a chance to win the second Premier League title this season. However, with their current poor form, not much is expected of the home team at City Ground.

Remember that in the last 8 times hosting guests, the home team has only won 1, drawn 3 and lost 4. Moreover, even though they are just rookies, Sunderland has shown that they are not an easy opponent to bully.

The Black Cats are the rookies with the most impressive start. In the first 5 rounds of the season, the Northeast team has only suffered 1 defeat, won 2 and drawn 2. Thanks to 8 points in hand, the team under the leadership of coach Regis Le Bris is currently flying high in 7th place, creating a 5-point gap to the red light group.

In the last 3 appearances, despite facing tough opponents, Sunderland remained undefeated, defeating Brentford 2-1, and drawing Crystal Palace (0-0) and Aston Villa (1-1). Thanks to the strong investment in personnel last summer, the away team did not show any signs of being surprised and has somewhat proven its potential to survive in the toughest tournament in the land of fog.

In the history of participating in the Premier League, only the 2009/10 season (9 points after 5 rounds) witnessed Sunderland have started better than now. This could be the premise for Xhaka and his teammates to confidently aim for the goal of winning points at City Ground.

Nottingham vs Sunderland team information

Nottingham: Ola Aina is unavailable. Murillo and Douglas Luiz's ability to play still needs further evaluation.

Sunderland: Habib Diarra, Romaine Mundle, Dennis Cirkin, Aji Alese and Leo Hjelde are absent due to injury.

Expected lineup Nottingham vs Sunderland

Nottingham: Sels; Williams, Milenkovic, Murillo, Zinchenko; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Sunderland: Roefs; Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Masuaku; Rigg, Xhaka, Sadiki; Talbi, Isidor, Le Fee

Prediction: 1-1

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