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Everton prepare to entertain Sunderland at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Toffees are clearly on top, having won 53 and lost only 19 of the 84 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in November 2007, with Everton annihilating their visitors 7-1 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Everton | 7-1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Everton | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Everton | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Everton | 2 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Black Cats have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 29 points they have accumulated from 19 games. Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 19 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are not exactly setting the world alight at Goodison Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Sunderland in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sunderland | 6 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |