Sunderland vs Fulham - Predicted lineup and team news

Sunderland host Fulham at the Stadium of Light on Sunday for their first home match of the Premier League season, a match on matchday 2.

The Black Cats want to recover after a rough start to their new top-flight campaign. Sunderland lost 2-1 on opening day to Ipswich Town at Portman Road. Although Nilson Angulo levelled for the visitors and the side showed promising attacking moments, defensive mistakes cost them late on. That defeat came after a solid pre-season that featured morale-boosting wins over Stade Rennais and RC Lens.

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Sunderland team news

Ahead of this weekend's fixture, Sunderland must manage a mix of enforced absences and interesting selection choices.

Key left winger Simon Adingra will miss out, sidelined for around six weeks with an ankle injury sustained in pre-season.

New summer signing Dayann Methalie is also unavailable as he serves a one-match suspension carried over from yellow-card accumulation in France last season.

There is positive news too: new signing Jules Ahoka is fully registered after his move from Royal Antwerp and should be included in the matchday squad, likely as a substitute.

Manager Regis Le Bris also gets a defensive lift as Nordi Mukiele and Omar Alderete have fully recovered from pre-season fitness issues.

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Both defenders are pushing for places alongside Thomas Ballard and Reinildo Mandava.

Sunderland predicted lineup

Possible Sunderland starting XI: Roefs; Meunier, Ballard, Alderete, Mandava; Sadiki, Xhaka; Hume, Le Fee, Angulo; Brobbey

When will the match kick off?

The match will kick off at 2pm BST on Sunday, 30th August.

How to watch Sunderland vs Fulham?

You can watch Sunderland vs Fulham live in the UK on Sky Sports+.

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