Picking the Best Potential Sunderland Lineup to Face Burnley on Saturday

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Sunderland head into a vital Premier League game against Burnley this Saturday, knowing they must start picking up points if they are avoid the drop.

The Black Cats are currently six points from safety and are rooted to the bottom of the table. However, David Moyes’ men do have a relatively kind run in, and only face two sides from the top half in their last 11 games.

A win against Burnley this weekend would stop a run of three consecutive losses and would dramatically improve the mood around the Stadium of Light.?

Goalkeeper

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The Sunderland youth graduate has been one of the few positives at the club this year.

Pickford missed out on Gareth Southgate’s England squad this week, and will be determined to prove that selection was a mistake when he faces Burnley on Saturday.?

Defence

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Koné23
O´Shea16
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David Moyes has picked a relatively stable defence in the last number of weeks, and despite conceding eight in the last three league games he is expected to do the same this week.

Kone and O’Shea will need to be wary against Burnley’s Andre Gray, as the striker is on red hot form at moment.?

Midfield

With Sunderland eyeing the Burnley game as real opportunity to take three points, Januzaj, Ndong and Borini are expected to get forward at every possible opportunity.

That means Gibson and Larsson will likely have to deal with the responsibility of shielding the back four when necessary.

Worryingly for Black Cats fans, this midfield combination has only contributed two league goals this season, something that must be addressed if Sunderland are to survive in the Premier League.