Overview
- Sunderland will host Fulham at the Stadium of Light, kicking off at 2pm BST on Sunday 30 August with live coverage on Sky Sports+.
- Both clubs seek their first league points after opening-day defeats, with Sunderland having lost 2-1 at Ipswich and Fulham beaten 3-2 by Chelsea.
- New Sunderland signing Dayann Methalie is unavailable because he serves a one-match suspension carried over from France and Simon Adingra remains sidelined with an ankle injury.
- Fulham are missing captain Tom Cairney after knee surgery until after the September international break while Gonzalo Garcia arrives in strong form with goals in his first two appearances.
- Sunderland's Europa League involvement after a seventh-place finish last season has increased fixture pressure and selection choices, and pre-match markets make Sunderland slight favourites despite Fulham's recent dominance in head-to-head meetings.