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Sunderland vs. West Brom (12:45)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Martin O\u2019Neill has called for calm at Sunderland<\/strong> after a mediocre opening twelve league games, rightly pointing out that his side are playing at home in four of their next five outings.\u00a0 Fans will be hoping Sunday\u2019s convincing win at Fulham will be a springboard to better form, with three points needed to put breathing distance between the Black Cats and the relegation dogfight:<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Simon Mignolet<\/strong> is enjoying a superb season in the Sunderland goal, and is the League\u2019s second top performing keeper having saved 84% of the shots on target he\u2019s faced- the Belgian has only let in three at the Stadium of Light so far, and will be looking to put in another strong performance for his side.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sunderland\u2019s outfield will have to raise their game to fend off the Baggies however.\u00a0 Sebastian Larsson<\/strong> has made more successful passes than any of his teammates with 193 in 950 minutes, but the top players in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index make this figure look modest- David Silva has notched 315 in just 650 minutes, for example, with 50 others completing 200 or more in less than 900 minutes.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Black Cats\u2019 poor passing record will only improve if they can rob opponents of time on the ball- making interceptions has been similarly problematic for the team though, and Larsson<\/strong> again leads the way with an average of one interception every 45 minutes 31 seconds.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Johnson followed on from his first Sunderland goal in the previous fixture to lay on all three assists for his team mates against Fulham. Johnson has delivered 26 crosses for Sunderland and completed 126 passes in his opponent\u2019s half this season<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 After an explosive start to the season Stephen Fletcher\u2019s goals seemed to have dried up until his strike at Fulham. Fletcher hadn\u2019t scored since Wigan at the end of September until he netted against Fulham. Despite that two month drought Fletcher still has the joint fourth highest goals scored tally this season with six to his name. To his credit, Fletcher has far fewer opportunities for his six goals than his fellow strikers on the same tally. Fletcher has had 18 shots for his 6 goals compared to Tevez\u2019s 42, Fellaini\u2019s 35, and Dzeko\u2019s 23.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an exciting time to be a fan of West Brom<\/strong>.\u00a0 Fourth place in the Premier League table is the club\u2019s reward for a strong start to the season, and confidence is riding high at The Hawthorns following their superb win against Chelsea last week.\u00a0 Get your calculator out and work out how the teams stand purely on away form however, and West Brom are in sixteenth place.\u00a0 Can they get it together on the road in Saturday\u2019s early kick off?<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Romelu Lukaku<\/strong> has been the League\u2019s sharpest shooter by some margin so far.\u00a0 The EA SPORTS Player Performance Index highlights the Belgian as the only player with a 90% percentage of shots on target- Luis Suarez, Robin Van Persie and Demba Ba are just three who have failed to reach 50%, hitting strikes wide of the post more often than they\u2019ve tested keepers despite some rave reviews.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shane Long<\/strong> has been a handful for Premiership defences this season.\u00a0 West Brom\u2019s Irish striker devastated Chelsea last week, and has four goals from just 17 attempts at goal with 53% of his shots on target<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Key to the Baggies win over Chelsea was sheer grit and determination, with Claudio Yacob<\/strong>, Liam Ridgewell<\/strong> and Youssouf Mulumbu<\/strong> the only men on the pitch to cover 10 kilometres over the course of the game.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Although impressive, West Brom\u2019s work rate won\u2019t help the side if it comes at the expense of fast, accurate passing.\u00a0 Manager Steve Clarke<\/strong> may want to remind the team to let the ball share the work- none of his players are among the 30 who have made 250 successful passes in the Premier League this season according to the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index.<\/p>\n

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Jonas Olsson<\/strong> and Billy Jones<\/strong> are the only two West Brom players to have won 60% or more of the tackles they\u2019ve put in over the course of this season.\u00a0 A step up in quality is a must if the Baggies are to stay in contention to bring European football to the Hawthorns, as QPR are the only other team with no players to maintain a 70% success rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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