Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers

Sunderland play host to Blackburn Rovers in their third Premier League match of the season. Rovers have played just one match to date and it was a loss at home on Saturday to Manchester City.

The Black Cats won their first game of the season away to Bolton Wanderers by a score of 0-1 at Reebok Stadium. The hero was Bent, who scored the match winner after just five minutes. However, Sunderland would then go on to lose their next game at home to Chelsea by a score of 1-3 at the Stadium of Light. For this, their third game of the season, the side managed by Steve Bruce are reporting two confirmed injury absences in McShane and Cattermole.

Rovers dropped 3 points at home in week one when they fell to the impressive Manchester City by a score of 0-2 at Ewood Park. This will be just the second game of the season for the Riversiders. The side managed by Sam Allardyce
are reporting two confirmed injury absences, starting with Australian international Brett Emerton and Dunn, while Nelson is listed as doubtful.

Live Premier League
Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers
Stadium of Light, kick off 1500 hours