That run extended to seven games with their draw without score at West Ham last weekend, while the Black Cats arrive on the south coast after a 3-1 home defeat to Fulham.
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Bournemouth will also be hoping to avenge their 3-2 defeat at the Stadium of Light earlier this term which saw them throw away a two-goal lead in the north east.
The Daily Echo previews Saturday’s game.
Team news
Iraola was boosted by the return of Marcus Tavernier to the squad for the trip to the Hammers, as Tyler Adams made his first appearance since coming back from injury.
Lewis Cook, though, has picked up a hamstring injury that was awaiting a scan and assessment when Bournemouth played in the capital.
Bournemouth's Tyler Adams celebrates scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Premier League match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. (Image: Steve Welsh/PA Wire)
He joins Justin Kluivert, Ben Gannon-Doak and Julio Soler in the treatment room.
Regis Le Bris will be without Reinildo Mandava, and he has a long list of doubts in Jocelin Ta Bi, Brian Brobbey, Romaine Mundle, Bertrand Traore, Dennis Cirkin and Nordo Mukiele.
Head-to-head
November’s game in Sunderland was the first meeting of the two teams in more than eight years, with the sides meeting five times in the Premier League.
That has seen both sides win twice and one draw.
Earlier this term, the Cherries raced into a two-goal lead after just 15 minutes, thanks to Amine Adli’s first goal for the club and a wondergoal from Tyler Adams, as the American lobbed keeper Robin Roefs from the centre circle.
But Sunderland got a goal back through an Enzo Le Fee penalty before the break, before Traore equalised in the first minute of the second half and Brobbey won it for the hosts with 21 minutes to play.
Form
The Cherries are in an excellent vein of form, with the draw at West Ham extending their unbeaten run to seven games.
Sunderland's Bertrand Traore jumps over Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic during the Premier League match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. (Image: Steve Welsh/PA Wire)
That run has included four victories, including home wins over Spurs and Liverpool. Their last two games have been on the road, with a 2-1 win at Everton coming before their draw at the London Stadium.
Sunderland, meanwhile, arrive in Dorset off the back of three consecutive defeats to Arsenal, Liverpool and most recently Fulham in the league.
Their past seven results have seen them lose five and win twice in that time, as they sit 12th in the table on 36 points, two points behind the Cherries in eighth.
AFC Bournemouth host Sunderland at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, February 28, kick off at 12.30pm.