Sunderland: 39 league matches in the bank, 1 from this season and the rest from last season. Fulham: 39 league matches in the bank, 1 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Sunderland -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
No home game yet this season. Last season at home: won 9, drew 6, lost 4 of 19, scoring 25 and conceding 20 -- 1.74 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Ipswich Town 1-2 away; beat Chelsea 2-1 at home; beat Everton 3-1 away; drew with Manchester United 0-0 at home; drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 away. The last 4 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 39 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Régis Le Bris. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Fulham -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
No away game yet this season. Last season away: won 4, drew 5, lost 10 of 19, scoring 17 and conceding 31 -- 0.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Chelsea 2-3 at home; beat Newcastle United 2-0 at home; drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 away; lost to AFC Bournemouth 0-1 at home; lost to Arsenal 0-3 away. The last 4 of these are from last season.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 39 matches with one recorded (38, 1 apiece), most recently Álvaro Arbeloa Coca with 1. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:33 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.