Sunderland face Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Regis Le Bris’ men are looking to return to winning ways in the top flight after recording back-to-back defeats at the hands of Arsenal and Liverpool in recent weeks. For their part, the Cottagers find themselves in the midst of a similarly disappointing patch, and are currently on a run of four losses in their last five outings.
The visitors did, however, beat the Black Cats in November’s reverse fixture at Craven Cottage, with Raul Jimenez snatching all three points for Marco Silva’s side with a decisive late strike in a 1-0 win.
But speaking to talkSPORT ahead of the weekend’s Premier League fixtures, Stelling has predicted that Sunderland will get their revenge on Fulham by recording a 1-0 victory of their own in the North East.
What has Jeff Stelling said ahead of Sunderland vs Fulham?
The popular broadcaster said: “Sunday at two o'clock, Fulham travel to Sunderland. Sunderland are probably just one win away from guaranteeing Premier League football again at the Stadium of Light next season, and this could be that one win.
“They're not quite flying as they were earlier in the season, and Fulham, well, there's a lot to like about them, but they have lost their last three away games consecutively. I think Fulham will just come up short again. Sunderland 1-0 Fulham.”
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What else has been said about Sunderland vs Fulham?
Elsewhere, Fulham full-back Kenny Tete has admitted that Sunderland will represent a difficult challenge for his side, especially at the Stadium of Light, while also stating his belief that the Cottagers can “bounce back” from their recent dip in form.
When asked to assess the team’s recent downturn in fortunes during an interview with Fulham’s in-house media team, the Dutchman said: “A bit unlucky. I think, if you look at the game against Manchester United, we deserved more. Everton, a very good game first half, where you have to score more goals because if you don’t do it, you know how it goes in the Premier League. It’s ruthless, and the opposition will score, so a hard lesson for us. [Manchester] City was hard, yeah.”
Tete then turned his attention to Sunday’s match against Sunderland, adding: “Away, as well, so it’s also a different story. At the Cottage it was already tight, it was not an easy game. Obviously we know that they are a solid team, they have good results, and at home they are a different team. It’s a good moment for us to bounce back, so let’s see.”
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