In this 27th week match, on Sat Jan 14th, Sunderland and Swansea City will play a match in Sunderland in a clash of these two mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 8th placed Sunderland is fresh off their 2-1 win against Shrewsbury Town. Matthew Pennington struck first for Shrewsbury Town in the 81st minute on a feed from Tom Bayliss, then Luke O’Nien tied it up for Sunderland in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Amad Traoré Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Ross Stewart to cap off a wild match. Sunderland should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed Swansea City is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Bristol City. Joel Piroe scored the first goal for Swansea City in the 15th minute, then in the 75th minute, Andreas Weimann sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Antoine Semenyo earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Oct 8th, Swansea City hosted Sunderland in their last match together. Swansea City won by a score of 2 to 1. Oliver Cooper struck first for Swansea City in the 13th minute on a feed from Matt Grimes, then Harry Darling added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Nathan Wood-Gordon.
Joel Piroe has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Swansea City. Ross Stewart has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Sunderland.