Sunderland and Liverpool are playing live on the English Premier League schedule to finish off the week and the match from the Stadium of Light starts up at 2:45 pm ET. The match is a big one for Liverpool, as the team is trying to make a push through the top 10 heading into the second half of the season.
Sunderland defender John O'Shea could be out with an injury, while Daniel Sturridge is likely out for Liverpool. Liverpool has played well against Sunderland in the EPL and the team will be looking to get points away heading out of the 2015 part of the schedule. The team has played some strong defense over the last stretch of games with Sunderland, allowing just 10 goals over the past 22 games against the team.
Liverpool comes in having lost the last two away games in league play and they will be looking to snap that streak. The Premier League table coming out of the week has Arsenal and Leicester City leading the standings and both teams come in with 39 points. Arsenal is leading on goal differential for now, while Manchester City and Tottenham are in the top four of the standings. Crystal Palace comes in at fifth place on the table, while Manchester United is in sixth place in the standings.
West Ham and Watford and are next ahead of Stoke City, while Liverpool is next on the table ahead of Everton and Southampton. West Brom and Chelsea are next ahead of Norwich, Bournemouth and Swansea City, while Newcastle, Sunderland and Aston Villa are at the bottom of the standings. The holiday schedule saw Tottenham, Stoke and Arsenal win, while Aston Villa, Watford and Newcastle lost.
Man United and Chelsea played to a scoreless draw over the weekend, while Arsenal won 2-0 over Bournemouth. Leicester and Man City played on Tuesday and the match was a 0-0 draw and now Arsenal and Leicester are tied atop the table in points. Liverpool and Sunderland finish off the week and then the schedule picks up in 2016 with some big games, including Everton playing Tottenham and Man United taking on Swansea as they try and break a slump.