This type of match is exactly why I was pining for Draw No Bet. I don't think Sunderland loses at home but not super confident wins, either. This takes the pressure off. Love it. Midfielder Granit Xhaka, which is about the manliest name ever, is expected back from injury for the Black Cats. He has missed the past four. Gotta get a few soccer plays in pre-USA vs. Canada.

It's worth noting that Sunderland hadn't lost this season at the Stadium of Light until defending champ Liverpool squeezed out a 1-0 win on February 11. Can Fulham do what sides like Man City, Newcastle, and Arsenal haven't been able to do this season? Not convinced, though Marco Silva's troops did beat the Black Cats 1-0 at Craven Cottage back on November 24 thanks to a late Raul Jimenez goal. Recent from for the London side hasn't been especially good, however, at least in the Prem, where it is winless this month, leaking eight goals in the last three matches. While Sunderland has floundered a bit lately, too, Regis Le Bris could chalk that up to several pieces returning recently from AFCON. Play Sunderland DNB