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Everton prepare to entertain Sunderland at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Toffees are clearly on top, having won 51 and lost only 19 of the 81 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in January 2005, with Everton running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Everton | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 19 May | Everton | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Toffees, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Everton, Sunderland are having a torrid time on their travels, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Black Cats have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Everton's 43 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 31 games have yielded only 10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Everton fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Toffees. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 6 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 10 most recent games. |