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This Saturday sees Sunderland taking on Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. Both teams have wins under their belt as they head into the fourth match of their Barclays Premier League season. Sunderland sits in sixth Rodney McGruder Jersey postion after wins against Bolton and Blackburn. For the Potters they are in a decent ninth postion with one win coming against Burnley. Sunderland strikers Kenwyne Jones and Darren Bent have been banging in the goals; however Stokes new signing Tuncay could well make his debut. This could be a good match and defiantly one to enjoy for Sunderland and Stoke fans.Stoke NewsStoke City could well struggle this season, however they have a win under their belt which will build some confidence. However it seems they could well shed quite a few goals against tough opposititon, Liverpool has already played Stoke at Anfield and the home side came out on top 4-0. In midweek Stoke were taken into extra time by Leyton Orient in the Carling Cup, however Stoke were able to win 1-0 thanks to a goal from Dave Kitson. Tony Pulis the manager of Stoke seems to be doing a good job at the Midlands club. Amir Coffey Jersey He was able to get Stoke City promoted two seasons ago, and also succe sfully kept them up in 08/09. This season it will be another difficult task, however Stoke are capable of staying up.The Strikers, James Beattie, Ricardo Fuller and Tuncay are capable of scoring plenty of goals; however the defence is the worry. With Ryan Shawcro s being linked with a move away from Stoke, it could well leave a big hole in the defence. Ryan Shottonthough is an upcoming right-back who was on loan at Tranmere last season, he is an impre sive youngster and could well fit right into the right-back position this season. As for new signing Dean Whitehead, he could well feature against his former club Sunderland this weekend. If Whitehead starts for Stoke he could either partner Liam Lawrence or Glenn Whelan in the Centre of Jay Scrubb Jersey Midfield.A positive point for Stoke is the throwing of Rory Delap, last season a lot of goals came from his throws and with Beattie, Fuller and the defendersup for the throws they could well cause Sunderland problems. However for the team news Michael Tonge could be in contention for Stoke, however Mamady Sidibe could well mi s out.Key ManRicardo Fuller could well be the key striker for Stoke on Saturday. James Beattie could well be out injured so its important that Ricardo Fuller is on form if Stoke want a win on Saturday. The striker hasnt scored yet this season but with the set pieces so dangerous Stokes Ricardo Fuller could well be on hand to poach the ball home.Stoke Po sible Line UpSorensenHigginbotham, Shawcro s, Huth, WilkinsonDelap, Whelan, Whitehead, EtheringtonFuller, TuncaySunderland NewsSunderland has started well in the Premier League this season, and the Black Cats already have two wins coming against Lancashire clubs. Sunderland picked up a win against Bolton on the first day of the season. Patrick Patterson Jersey Sunderland then recorded their second win of the season against Blackburn thanks to two goals from Kenwyne Jones. Sunderland manager Steve Bruce could well have a selection headache for the upcoming matchagainst Stoke. With an impre sive 4-1 victory over Norwich in the Carling Cup some of the fringe players could get their chance this weekend at the Britannia Stadium. Frazier Campbell, Teemu Tainio and Jordan Henderson all could be pushing for starts against Stoke on Saturday. Sunderland however has sold midfielders Carlos Edwards and Grant Leadbitter to Ipswich, and Nyron Nosworthy and Daryl Murphy could also be going aswell. Steve Bruce though has stated that he will bring in more players before the transfer window closes. There are rumours that Michael Turner and John Mensah couldbe making a move to the Stadium of Light.Sunderland strikers Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones could well cause the Stoke defence problems this weekend. Both of the strikers have two goals between them and also not forgetting Frazier Campbell and David Healy who could well start on the bench for Sunderland on Nicolas Batum Jersey Saturday. The Black Cats look impre sive with Bruce in charge and a top 10 finish could be imminent. The only worry for the Black Cats could be the defence, even though they started well against Chelsea they ended up losing 3-1. Thatswhy Steve Bruce needs to bring in a couple of defenders as Anton Ferdinand, Paulo Da Silva and Danny Collins arent enough for the Centre of Defence.Key ManKenwyne Jones could well be the key man for Sunderland this Saturday. The striker comes into the game with two goals next to his name, he also looks on form with Darren Bent alongside him. Jones has power and pace and an eye for goal, Jones could well cause Shawcro s and Huth problems this weekend.Sunderland Po sible Line UpFulopBardsley, Ferdinand, Da Silva, McCartneyRichardson, Cana, Cattermole, MalbranqueJones, BentMatch PredictionSTOKE CITY 1-1 SUNDERLAND