Sunderland vs Everton. Premier League.
Stadium of LightAttendance42,406.
Monday 12 September 2016 20:55, UK
Jan Kirchhoff could make his first appearance of the season for Sunderland as David Moyes prepares to face his former club Everton on Monday Night Football, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm.
The defensive midfielder has struggled with a hamstring problem since the start of the campaign but is now in contention to play against the Toffees.
Manager Moyes admitted the Black Cats need to rediscover their "identity" after picking up just one point in three league games so far this season.
"I think the slow builds are better than the fast ones," said Moyes. "We need to get the club's identity back."
Everton's Coleman is ready for his Toffees comeback having recovered from an ankle problem and featured for the Republic of Ireland during the international beak.
Jordan Pickford is fit for Sunderland after withdrawing from the England U21 squad with a thigh strain.
New signings Mika Domingues and Jason Denayer could also be involved but Didier Ndong is yet to arrive on Wearside and Victor Anichebe is not yet match fit.
Lee Cattermole, Vito Mannone, Billy Jones, Seb Larsson and Fabio Borini all remain sidelined through injury.
Enner Valencia could make his Everton debut on Monday following his transfer deadline day loan switch from West Ham.
Darron Gibson and Tom Cleverley should also be available again after recent knocks, but James McCarthy remains out after undergoing groin surgery.
The Black Cats have lost just one of their last seven home league games against Everton (W2 D4), 0-1 in April 2014.
The Toffees have scored just 12 times in 15 visits to Sunderland in the Premier League, and never more than twice in a single match.
There were 11 goals in the two games between these sides last season - only Newcastle vs Norwich saw more in the 2015/16 Premier League campaign (13).
David Moyes was in charge of Everton for 427 Premier League games between 2002 and 2013 (P427 W173 D123 L131). This is the third longest spell of any manager in the Premier League era (behind Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and Arsene Wenger at Arsenal).
David Moyes lost both of his matches against his former club in 2013/14, with the match at Goodison Park proving to be his last as Manchester United boss.
Jermain Defoe has scored five times against Everton in the Premier League, though all of these goals have come at Goodison Park.
Since the start of last season, 13 of Jermain Defoe's 17 Premier League goals have been scored away from home and just 29 per cent (five) coming at the Stadium of Light.
Idrissa Gueye has made more tackles than any other player in the Premier League this campaign (17).
Ronald Koeman could be the first Everton manager since Thomas McIntosh in 1919 to win his first two competitive away games in charge of the club.
The Black Cats haven't won any of their last 22 Premier League matches contested in either August or September (D9 L13); last beating Wigan in September 2012.
Only Eden Hazard (17) has beaten an opponent with more dribbles this season than Adnan Januzaj (13).
Sunderland were very unlucky not to win at Southampton, but when they went 1-0 up I felt they went a little too negative.
I know David Moyes is looking for his first victory but I don't think it comes against Everton, who are my dark horses this year.
Ross Barkley will be champing at the bit to make sure he gets going, and it's only a matter of time before the goals start coming for Romelu Lukaku.
Sunderland will play into their hands and I think it's an away win for Ronald Koeman's side.
PAUL PREDICTS: 0-2 (Sky Bet odds 8/1)
