FA Cup: Sunderland v Fulham: Latest team news, score prediction, Is there a live stream? What time is kick-off? Sunderland will be looking to secure their place in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup on Wednesday night, when they host Premier League Fulham on Wednesday night. The two sides played out on entertaining 1-1 draw when they met in the original fixture back on the 28th January. Jack Clarke fired Sunderland into an early lead at Craven Cottage, before Tom Cairney hauled Fulham level on the hour mark.
January signing Joe Aderson will not be able to feature, as the defender was not registered when the original tie played. For Fulham, Neeskens Kebano, who has been out for some time with an Achilles problem, is the club’s only injury absentee. Deadline day signings Sasa Lukic and Cedric Soares will also be absent for the Cottagers, as they too were not registed by the club when the original leg of this tie was played at Craven Cottage. Meanwhile, the Premier League side will also be without head coach Marco Silva in the dugout. The 45-year-old is set to serve a one-match touchline ban at the Stadium of Light, after receiving four yellow cards already this season.
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Sunderland's FA Cup replay against Fulham picked for live TV coverage and date confirmedSunderland's FA Cup replay against Fulham next week has been picked for live TV coverage on BBC1. The game will take place at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday, February 8, with kick-off at 7. 45pm. TV listings site Radio Times first revealed the news this afternoon, publishing a story that the BBC has moved the scheduled episode of Eastenders so that the build-up to the cup tie can be shown starting at 7. 30pm.
Sunderland's FA Cup journey began with a third round win at League One Shrewsbury Town earlier this month, with injury time goals from Ross Stewart and Luke O'Nien earning them a 2-1 victory. READ MORE: Sunderland transfer news LIVE: Deadline day latest as Joe Anderson arrives from Everton Fulham beat Championship side Hull City 2-0 at the MKM Stadium in the third round, with Layvin Kurzawa and on-loan Leeds winger Dan James on the scoresheet. Leeds beat needed a replay to see off Championship strugglers Cardiff City in the third round, before eventually winning 5-2 at Elland Road, and they won 3-1 at League One Accrington Stanley on Saturday to book their place in the fifth round. READ NEXT: Sunderland confirm deadline day signing of Joe Anderson from Everton Sunderland's Ross Stewart reportedly ruled out for the season but injury not as bad as first feared Five Ellis Simms alternatives Sunderland could target amid Ross Stewart injury blow Sunderland's transfer state of play as Black Cats go into deadline day Sunderland face re-run of 1973 FA Cup final 50 years on - if they get past Fulham in fourth round Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.
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