Tony Pulis has suggested that David Moyes - still seeking his first Premier League win since succeeding Sam Allardyce on Wearside - will need to “reinvent” himself as a manager if he is to succeed at Sunderland. Moyes’s West Brom counterpart said that, although “a top man and a top manager”, the Scot had not been accustomed to being in charge of teams that needed “to scrap and fight for points” in order to secure survival and would have to adjust accordingly. Louise Taylor
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Stadium of Light
Last season Sunderland 0 West Bromwich Albion 0
Referee Stuart Attwell
This season G1, Y0, R0, 0.0 cards per game
Odds H 6-4 A 2-1 D 9-4
Sunderland
Subs from Mika, O’Shea, Denayer, McNair, Love, Jones, Gooch, Asoro, Maja
Doubtful None
Injured Mannone (elbow, Dec), Borini (groin, Dec) Januzaj (ankle,Dec), Pienaar (hamstring, unknown) Cattermole (back, unknown), Anichebe (groin, unknown), Larsson (knee, Mar)
Suspended None
Form LLDLLL
Discipline Y11 R1
Leading scorer Defoe 4
West Bromwich Albion
Subs from Myhill, Olsson, Wilson, Galloway, Gardner, Field, McManaman, Morrison, Brunt, Lambert, Rondón, Leko, Robson-Kanu
Doubtful Brunt (fitness), Berahino (illness)
Injured None
Suspended None
Form WLDLWD
Discipline Y15 R0
Leading scorer Rondón 3
