Sunderland v Fulham - Score prediction

[filham]

The last two games have demonstrated that our lack of bite in the final third has been carried over from last season. 3-0 to Sunderland.

Of course I hope I am totally wrong and that we play masterful, quick thrustfull  football and finish comfortable winners. Eating the humble pie would be a pleasure.

[7787fulham]

Im going to have to go 1-1 but that may change if we can get a striker

[LordNelson]

If we can nick a goal before them, then a win or draw for us.  If they go up early, we're as screwed as Hogan's goat.

[DJinNJ]

Can't see us winning this tbh, how we managed to go 0-2 up there a few months ago was beyond me, drawing it 2-2 wasn't a surprise in the slightest. Got destroyed at home by them which ultimately begun our terrible run. They have appointed a new young exuberant manager, we haven't. They have looked quality this pre-season, we haven't. They signed Giaccherini, we signed Taarabt..on loan. People have seem to forgotten how poor we are away and I can see that carrying on for the foreseeable future..not to be pessimistic or anything!

I think this is highly overrated (as are pre-season performances). And if we brought in a young manager we'd have just as many people saying his inexperience is going to be our downfall, exuberant or not (though if he made 10 signings that might bring a lot of people over to his side, as some seem to think there is a trophy for most signings in a single window). Di Canio got off to a good start, including a win against Newcastle, and I think his celebrations became associated with their success, even though the way a manager celebrates a goal doesn't have anything to do with how well they play. And they finished poorly -- losing 6-1 to Villa, then drawing two winnable home games while still in the relegation scrap, before finally losing at Spurs -- and finished in the same position they were in when he took over.

I also think that most of us agreed we played well against them at home despite the scoreline, and the unfortunate red card was mostly to blame along with the injury to Petric after we used up our substitutions. We also deserved our 2-0 away lead, only gave up the first goal because of a dumb play by Senderos, and nearly went up 3-1 before they scored their second. It was essentially five points dropped, which would have seen us up to 9th, while the four points they gained saved them from relegation. They'll certainly be a different team this year (which doesn't necessarily mean better), but last year they were very poor and very fortunate not to be relegated.

[thebumponleroyshead]

1-1 all day long

[HatterDon]

2-1 -- we get an early goal, go into our shell, and get taken apart -- much like most of the last 12 or so weeks of last season.

Players in and players out aren't nearly as important as adequate mental preparation, a well-executed tactical plan, and a new attitude on the pitch. I don't see these happening.

It's going to be a very long season.

[Jack Fulham]

I'm going for a score draw. Don't think we're any good at the moment but Sunderland have made wholesale changes to there squad this season and they will need time to gel. We've pretty much got the same team with but strengthened a little bit with Amorebieta. I'm sure Di Canio will have them fired up though.

[Scrumpy]

A goalless draw or narrow defeat, followed by a week of worrying whether this will be the year that we finally go down.

[The Bronsons]

5-0 to Fulham. Nurse!

[Count Berbatov]

5-0 to Fulham. Nurse!

;D

[alfie]

We're gonna lose

Are you looking forward to saying "i told you so".
of course will we see you on here if we win?

No.

Id love to win. But i cant see it. Same limp, impotent away side as the end of last season, why should i come on here and predict a win when i dont think it will happen?

Hopefully i am wrong

but you don't know that "same limp impotent away side as the end of last season" until they have actually played the first game.

still your opinion counts.

[malcbridger]

3-1 Sunderland.

[LukeJennings]

0-4 to us!


Um.. Draw/optimistic 1 goal win?

[Ubik]

0-3. Berbatov 2, Ruiz

[jmh]

Jozy Altidore has 3 goals and an assist in the USA's friendly in Bosnia.  Hoping he got it all out of his system before Saturday.

[Khan You Dig It]

And all in the second half.

It's good to see him finally perform on the international level, but I really hope his hot streak doesn't continue this Saturday.

[Azeedo]

Why do people rate Altidore that high, let me remind you the Epl10x more competitive than the Dutch league.  Just look at Ruiz

[EJL]

Why do people rate Altidore that high, let me remind you the Epl10x more competitive than the Dutch league.  Just look at Ruiz

For every Ruiz (who has never really played in the position he did in Holland) you have Suarez and van Nistelrooy.

[Azeedo]

Why do people rate Altidore that high, let me remind you the Epl10x more competitive than the Dutch league.  Just look at Ruiz

For every Ruiz (who has never really played in the position he did in Holland) you have Suarez and van Nistelrooy.

Why do people rate Altidore that high, let me remind you the Epl10x more competitive than the Dutch league.  Just look at Ruiz

For every Ruiz (who has never really played in the position he did in Holland) you have Suarez and van Nistelrooy.

Indee but let me remind you Suarez has always been class scoring over 50 goals for Ajax in a season, while Altidore has failed in this league before.  So not the right example there

[EJL]

Indee but let me remind you Suarez has always been class scoring over 50 goals for Ajax in a season, while Altidore has failed in this league before.  So not the right example there

Not sure how you can brand a player's first full season in European football a failure. Incredibly harsh. Possibly not an identical example but I'm simply saying that players have produced in the Eredivisie and carried their form over to the Premier League. I'm not trying to closely compare Suarez and Altidore's respective careers.