Sunderland travel to Premier League side Fulham in the fourth round of the Emirates FA Cup this weekend.
Victory against Shrewsbury Town earlier this month has set up a showdown in the capital against Marco Silva’s side.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the game in West London…
Head-to-head
Sunderland wins: 26
Draws: 19
Fulham wins: 19
Last three meetings
Fulham 2-1 Sunderland (27th April 2018)
Asoro 28’, Piazon 45’, Mitrovic 76’
Sunderland 1-0 Fulham (16th December 2017)
Maja 77’
Fulham 1-3 Sunderland (3rd February 2015)
Rodallega 28’, Bettinelli og 61’, Alvarez 75’, Gomez pen 90+3
Statistics (Fulham)
- Fulham currently sit seventh in the Premier League table in their first season back in the top flight.
- Aleksander Mitrovic sits fourth in the Premier League goalscoring charts with 11 this season.
- The Cottagers have not lost a game a home game when Mitrovic has scored at Craven Cottage this season.
Statistics (Sunderland)
- Tony Mowbray’s men are the fourth highest goalscorers in the Sky Bet Championship this season (42).
- The Black Cats have not lost a game this season when Ross Stewart has scored this season.
Form (Fulham)
- After four Premier League wins in a row, their last two outings have ended in defeat against Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur.
- Prior to their last two defeats, Fulham had scored in their last eight games in all competitions.
Form (Sunderland)
- Sunderland have lost just one of their last seven games in all competitions.
- Ross Stewart has scored eight goals in his last nine games in all competitions for Sunderland.
- The Lads have not lost an away game in all competitions for over three months (2-0 vs Blackburn, 18 October 2022).
A foot in both camps
Andy Melville
Sunderland: 36 appearances, 2 goals (Aug 93 – Jun 99)
Fulham: 193 appearances, 4 goals (Jun 99 – Jan 04)
Louis Saha
Fulham: 141 appearances, 63 goals (Jun 00 – Jan 04)
Sunderland: 14 appeareances, 0 goals (Aug 12 – Jan 13)
Steed Malbranque
Fulham: 211 appearances, 44 goals (Aug 01 – May 06)
Sunderland: 112 appearances, 2 goals (Jul 08 – Aug 11)
Josh Maja
Sunderland: 49 appearances, 17 goals (Aug 16 – Jan 19)
Fulham: 15 appearances, 3 goals (Feb 21 – Jun 21)
Kieran Richardson
Sunderland: 149 appearances, 15 goals (Jul 07 – Aug 12)
Fulham: 48 appearances, 6 goals (Aug 12 – Jul 14)
Andy Cole
Fulham: 41 appearances, 14 goals (Jul 04 – Jul 05)
Sunderland: 8 appearances, 0 goals (Aug 07 – Jul 08)
Darren Bent
Sunderland: 63 appearances, 36 goals (Aug 09 – Jan 11)
Fulham: 30 appearances, 6 goals (Aug 13 – May 14)
Dickson Etuhu
Sunderland: 21 appearances, 1 goal (Jul 07 – Aug 08)
Fulham: 127 appearances, 6 goals (Aug 08 – Aug 12)
David Healy
Fulham: 34 appearances, 6 goals (Jul 07 – Aug 08)
Sunderland: 21 appearances 3 goals (Aug 08 – Jan 11)
Patrick Roberts
Fulham: 22 appearances, 0 goals (Jan 14 – Jul 15)
Sunderland: 43 appearances, 5 goals (Jan 22 – present)
Officials
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Assistant Referees: Matthew Wilkes and Mark Scholes
Fourth Official: Leigh Doughty
VAR: Graham Scott
AVAR: Stuart Burt
Ticketing
A limited number of tickets are still available for our Emirates FA Cup fourth round tie at Craven Cottage. Head over to the e-ticketing section of safc.com to secure your seat!