Sunderland

After being eliminated in four successive FA Cup opening matches, the Sunderland players secured a replay for their fans in the round of 16, which is a huge step forward. If today the “black cats” will please the fans, then they will meet with “Leeds United”, which are principal opponents. In the Championship tournament, the hosts have 11 wins and nine draws, which corresponds to 42 points and ninth position in the standings. In the last round Tony Movebray’s wards tied with Millwall (1:1).

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Fulham

Fulham had one day less to prepare for this replay after taking points from Chelsea for the second time in three weeks (0:0). Head coach Marco Silva threatened his players with dismissal, who does not take a draw with today’s opponent seriously. Moreover, the coach of the “summer residents” was forced to regret the “cheap goal conceded” and “some important problems” that caused the defeat in the first match. In addition, they failed to defeat a lower level club. For the first time since losing 1:2 to Oldham Athletic in the 2018/19 season.

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