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Sunderland have a golden opportunity to seal survival

Sunderland have a golden opportunity to seal survival

Sunderland makes a late run for Premier League survival on an annual basis. Just when the Black Cats look to be doomed they pulled themselves back from the brink. This season could be yet another one of those great escapes.

The Black Cats face beleaguered Everton on Wednesday night at the Stadium of Light in a game that could confirm the north east sides place in the Premier League for next season.

Sam Allardyce’s team have a golden opportunity to claim a valuable three points. The visitors have endured something of a slump in the Premier League of late and boss Roberto Martinez has been criticised for the Toffees performances this season.

A number of British tabloids have claimed the Spaniard will leave the Merseyside club in the near future. Another defeat may just edge the former-boss out of the door and that is a distinct possibility with the Black Cats in such desperate need of a win, especially as the north east side are unbeaten in four games.

Former-England striker Jermain Defoe has hit form this season scoring 15 goals in the Premier League. The diminutive striker has now scored three times in his last five appearances in the English top-flight.

The 33-year-old could be a key player for the Black Cats against Everton, whose defensive record this season is poor.

Sunderland will take even more satisfaction from a win if it means that they secure their top-flight status and consign arch-rivals Newcastle to life in the Championship next season.

At the moment the Black Cats recording a vital win against an Everton team with little to play for this season cannot be written-off.

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 77 34 24 5 5 56
2
Liverpool 74 34 22 8 4 41
3
Manchester City 73 32 22 7 3 44
4
Aston Villa 66 34 20 6 8 21
5
Tottenham 60 32 18 6 8 16
6
Manchester United 53 33 16 5 12 1
7
Newcastle United 50 33 15 5 13 15
8
West Ham 48 34 13 9 12 -9
9
Chelsea 47 32 13 8 11 4
10
Bournemouth 45 34 12 9 13 -11
11
Brighton 44 32 11 11 10 2
12
Wolverhampton 43 34 12 7 15 -8
13
Fulham 42 34 12 6 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 39 34 10 9 15 -12
15
Brentford 35 34 9 8 17 -7
16
Everton 33 34 11 8 15 -12
17
Nottingham Forest 26 34 7 9 18 -18
18
Luton Town 25 34 6 7 21 -28
19
Burnley 23 34 5 8 21 -32
20
Sheffield United 16 34 3 7 24 -59

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