Sunderland vs Swansea

Michael Obafemi, Jamie Paterson and Morgan Whittaker are all expected to miss out amid possible exits from the club this month. And Russell Martin will be ...

As for Swansea, Liam Walsh is the only injured absentee. Michael Obafemi and Jamie Paterson are likely to miss out while Morgan Whittaker has not travelled to Sunderland amid transfer interest in the striker. Coventry are interested in signing Jamie Paterson from Swansea. Michael Obafemi, Jamie Paterson and Morgan Whittaker are all expected to miss out amid possible exits from the club this month. The Swans are 15th in the league table, although they trail Tony Mowbray's side - who are eighth - by just three points. Swansea City are back in Championship action this afternoon as they take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland face Swansea City at the Stadium of Light – and we've got all the action covered.

“We have to be wary of them - it’s a difficult game because the conundrum for us is, this is the team that has the ball the most in our league and yet we are home and we want to engage our fans. We have to press, make tackles and when we get the ball we have to make sure we’re good with it. We know there’ll be times in the game where we have to suffer but as long as we know that and take our chances when they come, we can look forward to it. “They are a very, very good football team and I think we felt it down there in the first half until we got things sorted. Until we got that sorted we were in a lot of trouble because they are a very good team We’re not the type of side that plays for a point though so it could be open.”

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A resurgent Sunderland outfit with sights set firmly on the promotion playoff spots will act as hosts, in a Championship showdown with stuttering Swansea City on Saturday, January 14th. Sunderland vs Swansea City Our recommended bet for Saturday’s clash at the Stadium of Light comes in the form of a Sunderland victory over Swansea City.

Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray must unleash centre-back Danny Batth from the start.

[71%](https://www.sofascore.com/player/danny-batth/90121) of his aerial battles against opposition players. [ 53%](https://www.sofascore.com/player/bailey-wright/113955) of his aerial duels and made [2.2](https://www.sofascore.com/player/bailey-wright/113955) clearances per match. The machine has won [3.9](https://www.sofascore.com/player/danny-batth/90121) headers and made [4.5](https://www.sofascore.com/player/danny-batth/90121) clearances per game, whilst also winning [ 55%](https://www.sofascore.com/player/danny-batth/90121) of his ground duels, and this shows that he is immense in the air and rarely gets beaten by forwards. [23](https://www.sofascore.com/player/danny-batth/90121) matches of the campaign, back into the starting line-up so that he can dominate Swansea’s players in the box. [four](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/7/Seasons/9141/Stages/21050/TeamStatistics/England-Championship-2022-2023) more goals than the Black Cats from set-pieces this season and this indicates that they can cause a threat from balls into the area, which is why bringing the 32-year-back in could be key for Sunderland. [1-1](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/sunderland/41) draw by [Blackpool](https://www.footballfancast.com/blackpool-fc-news) in their last outing in the league and a win against the Swans could push them into the play-off places, as they currently sit [one](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/sunderland/41) point adrift of the top six. [6 foot 3](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-batth/profil/spieler/129049) man mountain as “ [colossal](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball/status/1523789811680616448)” on more than [one](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball/status/1599071006202597376) occasion and his statistics back that up. [ 1-1](https://www.sofascore.com/hull-city-sunderland/QWb) draw with [Hull](https://www.footballfancast.com/hull-city-news) on the 17th of December and the manager must finally bring the enforcer back into the starting XI now that the gem is fit and available. [hinted ](https://twitter.com/Buntingfootball/status/1611779670558769155)that the Black Cats missed Batth’s ability to “dominate” the box from set-pieces, as they conceded from a dead-ball situation in the [2-1](https://www.sofascore.com/shrewsbury-town-sunderland/QsHb) win over Shrewsbury. [2-1](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/sunderland/41) win over [Shrewsbury](https://www.footballfancast.com/shrewsbury-town-news) in the third round of the [FA Cup](https://www.footballfancast.com/fa-cup) and should be aiming to make it back-to-back wins in all competitions. [Sunderland](https://www.footballfancast.com/sunderland-afc-news) return to action in the [Championship](https://www.footballfancast.com/championship) this afternoon as they play host to Welsh side [Swansea](https://www.footballfancast.com/swansea-city-news) at the Stadium of Light. [confirmed](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-boss-gives-him-a-full-injury-update-including-aji-alese-and-dennis-cirkin-latest-3984389) that experienced central defender Danny Batth is now back in training with the first-team after a spell on the sidelines.

LYNDEN GOOCH returns to Sunderland's starting side for this afternoon's Championship game with Swansea City. In total, Tony Mowbray has made five changes ...

Gooch is back in the side after missing the last three games through injury, and is expected to start at left-back with Trai Hume retaining his place on the opposite flank. Patrick Roberts, Amad Diallo and Jack Clarke get the nod in the attacking-midfield positions, with Ross Stewart leading the line up front. As expected, Anthony Patterson returns in goal, with Alex Bass dropping down to the bench.

Sunderland face Swansea City at the Stadium of Light – and we've got all the action covered.

[Stadium of Light](/topic/stadium-of-light) throughout the day: [Sunderland](/topic/sunderland) 2-1 when the sides met in South Wales back in October. [Swansea](/topic/swansea) who have dropped into the bottom half of the table with just one win in their last five.

Swansea City win for just the second time in 11 Championship matches as Joel Piroe, Liam Cullen and Ollie Cooper strike in a 3-1 win over 10-man Sunderland.

Post update It will be a big step for a lot of the young lads." "The players weren't smiling enough when we went into the dressing room. - Shots The sending off's a sending off - it's clear as day. We knew it was going to be a tough game and they started really well. "Then the game changes on a sending off. - Possession It's such a tough place to come, a really good team. "It felt as if it was going to be a good day for us. "When it was 11 v 11, I think we were very good. Swansea were struggling to get the ball over the halfway line.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Sunderland and Swansea at the Stadium of Light as Joel Piroe, Liam Cullen and ...

It took us a little while to manage the emotion of that because the crowd was so up, and we've got so many young players experiencing that kind of atmosphere for the first time. There was no need for that intent, yet you can imagine if he had made real clean contact and the ball had flown 50 yards up the field, the crowd would have roared and it would have kept the momentum going. "Luke was stepping out from a central-defensive position into a midfield area, where their number nine had dropped down, and we'd talked about how the centre-halves had to drop in with them because they play in the spaces. My job today was to try to make sure these players played with intensity against this team that were coming to try to dominate the ball, and I thought we did it brilliantly well for however long it was before the sending off. "I'm really pleased with the players. The incident sparked a bout of pushing and shoving involving players from both sides, which was halted by Stroud brandishing a straight red card to O'Nien.

The performance of the referee will dominate the narrative, but how did the Sunderland players do in defeat against Swansea?

Whenever he went on the outside though, he had the beating of his man every time. Jack Clarke – You can tell when he is low on confidence as he comes inside every time. Luke O’Nien – Some didn’t think it was a red card, but I personally thought it was reckless and excessive. Clearly frustrated after penalty not given, but a really poor lack of discipline that cost Sunderland the game. 6

Despite showing early dominance, a red card in the first half for Luke O'Nien changed the game for Sunderland against the twelve men of Swansea.

A man mountain at the back as usual, despite his lay off, and got an assist with his header to Dan Neil. Got far too narrow for the first and second goals and we were punished for it. Sent off very early and put the team under pressure for most of the game.