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Liverpool are ready to welcome Sunderland to Anfield on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 72 games played, Reds have recorded 35 wins, and Sunderland have come away with 19 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Anfield was within the last three years, in November 2002, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 15 Dec | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Liverpool | 0-0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 25 Nov | Liverpool | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Feb | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Sep | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Mar | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Reds, with 4 goals against.
Sunderland's away form is equally impressive, remaining unbeaten in their last six, winning five and drawing the one. Those games have seen the Black Cats pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Liverpool may be coming up against a decent side in Sunderland, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Reds. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Sunderland | Undefeated in last 6 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |