SUNDERLAND
(20th/Stadium of Light/Mick McCarthy (Mar 2003)/The Black Cats)
· Current points: 19
· Max possible points: 28
· Relegated after 4 seasons in the Premiership
· Not won in 17 Premiership games - not won in the league in 2003
· 17 league games without a win is a new club record, beating the 14 set April-September 1985
· Won only 1 of their last 22 games in all comps, v Bolton in the FA Cup, 14th January (15 since)
· Lost their last 12 Premiership games in a row, another club record, beating the 9 consecutive defeats between Nov 1976-Jan 1977
· More records up for grabs: Could be in line for the worst ever number of points for a Premiership season, currently Watford's 24 set in 1999/2000, while the lowest number of goals is also on the line, 28 by Leeds in 1996/7
· Lost 19 of their last 27 games in all comps
· Won only 4 of their last 40 Premiership games, and only 3 of their last 32, the last v Liverpool, 15th December (17 since)
· Only scored 21 league goals so far this season, the worst attack in England
· Failed to score in 6 of their last 9 games in all comps
· Only 2 clean sheets in their last 27 games in all comps, the last v Bolton in the FA Cup, 14th January - 14 since
· Scored more than 1 goal in only 9 of their last 73 Premiership games
· Tore Andre Flo has only 1 goal in his last 20 games in all comps, at Southampton, 28th December (12 since)
· Michael Proctor is 11 games without a goal, his last against Blackburn in the FA Cup, 25th January. Not scored in the Premiership since Boxing Day (v Leeds) - 13 league apps since
· Kevin Phillips is 7 games without a goal, his last against Middlesbrough, 22nd February
At Home
· Not won in 8 home Premiership games
· Won only 5 of their last 26 league games at the Stadium of Light, and only 3 of their last 19, the last v Liverpool, 15th December (8 since)
· Lost 13 of their last 18 home league games, including their last 6
· Worst home attack in the Premiership with only 11 goals
· Failed to score in 5 of their last 11 home Premiership games
Away From Home
· 16 games since their last Premiership win away from home
· Won only 1 of their last 24 Premiership games away from home, at Leeds, 28th August
· Lost 17 of their last 24 Premiership games away from home, including their last 8 in a row - not avoided defeat on their league travels in 2003
· Lost 10 of their last 13 away from home in all comps, including their last 7 in a row
· 13 games in all comps since their last clean sheet away from home, at Liverpool, 17th November
· Worst away attack in the Premiership with only 10 goals
Last Six Results
Bolton Wanderers (H) L0-2
West Ham United (A) L0-2
Chelsea (H) L1-2 (Thornton)
Birmingham City (A) L0-1 Stewart sent off
West Bromwich Albion (H) L1-2 (Stewart)
Manchester City (A) L0-3
Remaining Fixtures:
3rd May: Aston Villa (A)
11th May: Arsenal (H)
Top Scorers
8 - Kevin Phillips (5 lge, 3 FAC - 1 pen)
6 - Tore Andre Flo (4 lge, 2 LC), Marcus Stewart (1 lge, 1 FAC, 4 LC)
4 - Michael Proctor (2 lge, 2 FAC + 4 lge for Bradford)
3 - Gavin McCann (1 lge, 1 FAC, 1 LC)
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