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Arsenal v Brentford
Brighton v Aston Villa
Burnley v Crystal Palace
Wolves v Nottingham Forest
Leeds v Chelsea (20:15)
Liverpool v Sunderland (20:15)
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Noel Sliney
BBC Sport senior journalist
Reigning champions Liverpool host a promoted Sunderland side one point above them in the table on Wednesday night. BBC Sport provides some of the talking points before their meeting.
Encouragement for Liverpool?
Liverpool ended a run of three straight defeats in all competitions with a routine 2-0 win over West Ham at the weekend. They are now vying to win back-to-back league games for the first time since starting the season with five successive victories.
The Reds can be encouraged by their home record in this fixture – they are unbeaten in 18 league matches against Sunderland at Anfield since a 1-0 defeat in October 1983, when Gary Rowell's penalty proved decisive.
It is Sunderland's joint-longest ongoing winless run away to an opponent in the top flight.
Liverpool's return to winning ways at the weekend was notable for Alexander Isak's first Premier League goal for the club and the fact Mohamed Salah was left on the bench, ending his run of 53 successive league starts.
The Reds' starting XI against West Ham had a combined 152 Premier League goals, 38 fewer than Salah's tally of 190, but manager Arne Slot suggested the team's congested run of fixtures led to his decision to leave out the Egypt forward and praised his reaction to being left out.
"He wasn't the only who wasn't happy he wasn't starting - he handled himself really well," Slot said. "A top professional."
A 'privilege' for high-flying Sunderland
Meanwhile, Sunderland head coach Regis le Bris was excited about his side's visit to the Premier League champions.
"We worked hard to have the privilege to play this kind of game," he said. "It's a great honour to be in that position, especially in this positive dynamic."
On Saturday, the Black Cats came from two goals down to win a Premier League match for the first time. That victory over Bournemouth means Le Bris has overseen the best start by a promoted side to a Premier League season for 20 years.
Sunderland are only the eighth promoted team to reach 20 points or more after 13 matches – five of the previous seven went on to finish in the top half of the table, while none were relegated.
I got Liverpool wrong at the weekend because I thought they would lose at West Ham.
Instead of Mo Salah, it was a case of 'No Salah' after he was left out for their 2-0 win. I didn't mind seeing that, because Salah is no different from any other player - if he is not performing, you drop him.
I was wrong about Sunderland too, but that won't surprise anyone.
We are at the stage where I am thinking should I do Black Cats fans a favour by tipping them to lose again here, because we know what happens when I do that - they win.
I actually think they will give a good account of themselves at Anfield and it would not surprise me at all to see them going there and winning - I really mean that, too, because we've all seen how capable Regis le Bris' side are.
I am still going to go with Liverpool though. I don't think they can be as bad as they were in their previous two home games against Nottingham Forest and PSV Eindhoven.
Sutton's prediction: 2-1
Grace Wheeler
BBC Sport journalist
Sunderland boss Regis le Bris has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Liverpool at Anfield (kick-off 20:15 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
On being set to lose Chemsdine Talbi, Habib Diarra, Reinildo, Simon Adingra, Bertrand Traore, Arthur Masuaku and Noah Sadiki when Afcon gets under way: "We have a strong group because we don't have any injuries. The players who hadn't played much before will have opportunities to contribute."
He added: "I trust the quality of this group. The dynamic is really positive. I think they can show that they can contribute, so I'm not too concerned."
On Brian Brobbey: "He needed time to connect with the squad and culture, but he is in a good position now. His improvements are clear to see. It is great news for us to have these forward options."
On the form of reigning champions Liverpool, who are a point and two places below Sunderland in the table after a six defeats in their past eight Premier League games: "Every team can struggle - this league is tough. They play in the Champions League as well. They were strong against West Ham, they were dominant as expected. We will have to show the best version of Sunderland to be competitive."
On going to Anfield: "We worked hard to have the privilege to play this kind of game. It's a great honour to be in that position, especially in this positive dynamic. A challenging situation and a tough game - but we have to live these experiences. It's another game in a special place."
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Gavin Henderson
Fan writer
Image source, PA Media"It shows once again that this team has strong character... they are never beaten. They want to fight."
The words of Regis le Bris to Match of the Day on Saturday and I could not have agreed more. This is the most remarkable Sunderland team of my lifetime - their desire when going behind in games is truly inspirational.
There are many reasons why our side has so much character but I can't look beyond our captain Granit Xhaka and his track record.
You only have to glance at the Leverkusen side he was part of as an example. They went an entire season unbeaten, clawing back from losing positions on countless occasions. That has clearly taught him a lot of lessons, which he is now sharing with his team-mates.
Bournemouth are an incredible side so to be able to fight back from going 2-0 down so early in the game was remarkable.
With the rain lashing down and the wind howling, I was confident the team would find a way to get back into the game. Why wouldn't I? They have picked up more points than any other team from losing positions this season. It does not matter who the opponent is; we do not fear anyone and we are willing to work harder than our opponents to get the desired outcome.
First came the penalty, a result of our players scrapping for multiple loose balls before Reinildo was fouled. Enzo le Fee scored it and he was the most outstanding player on the field.
Then, almost immediately after half-time, the equaliser game, showing how fired up we must have been to come straight out and get level.
After that, it felt like there was only going to be one winner, and a brilliantly worked corner routine resulted in Brian Brobbey nodding us ahead.
The way we managed the game from there was fantastic.
We can go to Liverpool on Wednesday convinced we are more than capable of getting something if we work as hard as we know we can.
I cannot believe that I am even writing that... that Sunderland might go to Anfield and get a result!
These truly are halcyon days.
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Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
Sunderland are the best promoted side we have seen at this stage of a Premier League season for 20 years, since Wigan Athletic in 2005-06 (Sunderland were also a promoted side that season but had amassed only five points after 13 games).
In Premier League history, only five promoted sides have ever had more points after 13 games and Sunderland fans are not quite partying like it's 1999. After all, Peter Reid's Black Cats had 27 points at this stage, thanks to Kevin Phillips' 13 goals in 13 games.
Nevertheless, history offers great encouragement for Regis le Bris and co. Of the seven promoted teams before them to hit 20 or more points by this stage, five went on to finish in the top half of the table.
There are cautionary tales - Hull City slumped to 17th in 2008-09, but the broader trend suggests Sunderland's early-season form is more than a fast start.
If they maintain even a fraction of this level, they will be looking up the table, not over their shoulder.
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Sunderland and Bournemouth.
Here are some of your comments:
Sunderland fans
Craig: The most remarkable thing about Sunderland's performance was their body language after going two down inside 15 minutes. They didn't sulk or slump their shoulders. They kept fighting, chasing every lost cause, winning tackles all over the pitch. It's why we won and why we're so high in the table.
Jim: Dogged and gutsy performance. This squad never gives up. Xhaka doesn't allow anyone to step off the gas. Brilliant game of football in torrential rain.
Malcolm: This is different. We have a professional management in all areas of the club. Kryril Louis-Dreyfus has taken this club to a different level. History is irrelevant now - we are on a different curve. SAFC are only getting started.
Burt: Two mistakes resulting in two goals. Didn't panic just played themselves into the game. Great result. Ref very inconsistent.
Bournemouth fans
Chris: I'm afraid Evanilson is just not up to it. He's so lightweight, his touch is poor and he simply cannot finish. Yes, he'll run all day, but that alone is not enough for a Premier League striker. Give Kroupi or Unal a run in the team.
TFTSE: Poor. Not sure how we managed to concede another three goals after being 2-0 up. When teams press us we're not sure what to do. Semenyo needs to be utilised better and we need Christie back. Cracking Tyler Adams goal to enjoy forever.
Mike: Fifth time in seven away games we've conceded three goals. That won't get us results. We need to sort the defence and our discipline.
Patrick: We lacked discipline and players on four yellows need to wake up to the consequences of a fifth. Again, like previous years, we seem to spiral into second-rate football and struggle to respond positively.
Sam Ashoo
Final Score reporter
The key match stats from Sunderland versus Bournemouth will tell you Enzo le Fee scored and got an assist in a 3-2 win, but his performance was much more than that.
In a game of slipping and sliding on the Stadium of Light pitch, the midfielder still managed to offer quality throughout, finding space and opening the door for the Sunderland forwards.
Le Fee is a versatile player and can operate on the wings, but his central position on Saturday offered the Black Cats something different going forward, much to the delight of manager Regis le Bris.
There is no doubting Sunderland's physical credentials, but on this evidence, Le Fee could give them a creative edge too.
What a time to be a Sunderland fan.
Watch Match of the Day analysis on how Le Fee inspired the Black Cats' comeback win below...
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Ex-Sunderland forward Marco Gabbiadini has also been praising Le Fee - listen on BBC Sounds here
Pundits Danny Murphy and Joe Hart join host Gabby Logan to bring you the action and talking points from Saturday's five Premier League fixtures.
And listen back to full match commentaries on BBC Sounds:
Sunderland showed strong character to come back from behind - Le Bris
Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I'm really happy because coming from 2-0 down and winning is a big achievement. It shows this team has strong character; they are never beaten and want to fight. Many teams would give up, but that wasn't the case for us today.
"This league is really demanding. You make two mistakes and are punished.
"With the ball, we are good, so just keep pushing. We are able to hit their defence, and it was important to be clinical in the box.
"I think here we have a great energy in the stands. If we give a lot on the pitch, then they will react. We deserved to win in the end.
"It's important to play game after game. We went to Fulham last week and we lost. We were dominated. We go again.
"It's positive to start this week with three points. It's an exciting league with tough challenges but we want those challenges."
Defender Dan Ballard, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It was an eventful game. I thought we actually started well, but found ourselves 2-0 down. We didn't let our heads drop. The team and the crowd believed, and it was some turnaround in the end.
"I think the lads were pretty calm, and I still felt we could win the game when 2-0 down. We've scored some late goals this year and last year, so there's a real belief in the team.
"We're taking it game by game. We're desperate to stay in the league. That was the target at the start of the season, and we want those 40 points.
On Granit Xhaka: "He's a fantastic leader, and he lifts everyone's standards. If Granit Xhaka is doing everything right, then why shouldn't the rest of us? He's lifted the standards.
On the fans: "They believed when we got that first goal, and they pushed us through. When we're hanging on to a lead, they're pushing us over the line."
Did you know?
This was the first time Sunderland have ever come from 2+ goals down to win a Premier League game, with this the 188th time they have trailed by 2+ goals in a game in the competition (D10 L177).
All three of Brian Brobbey's Premier League goals (2) and assists (1) this season have either put Sunderland in the lead (2) or drawn them level (1), coming off the bench in all three of those matches.
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesFor the very first time, Sunderland won a Premier League game having been two goals down.
A Sunderland fightback seemed unlikely when the Black Cats were behind and being outplayed inside the first 15 minutes.
But the hosts were gifted a way back into the game when Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott was adjudged to have taken out Reinildo from behind as the full-back was receiving a pass just inside the area.
By avoiding defeat, Sunderland continued their unbeaten record at home this season and bounced back from their late 1-0 loss away to Fulham last weekend.
Sunderland's home record is so strong they have already collected more points at Stadium of Light this campaign (15) than they did in the whole of their last campaign in the top flight (14 points in 2016-17).
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Sunderland make two changes. In come Chemsdine Talbi and Omar Alderete. Lutsharel Geertruida and Trai Hume drop to the bench.
Sunderland XI: Roefs; Mukiele, Ballard, Mandava, Alderete; Talbi, Traore, Xhaka, Sadiki, Le Fee; Isidor.
Subs: Patterson, Neil, Geertruida, Brobbey, Rigg, Mayenda, Mundle, Adingra, Hume.
It's three changes for Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo, Adam Smith and Amine Adli all return to the starting XI. On the bench are Lewis Cook, Junior Kroupi and David Brooks.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic; Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Semenyo, Tavernier, Adli; Evanilson.
Subs: Dennis, Cook, Soler, Brooks, Kluivert, Jimenez, Kroupi, Unal, Milosavljevic.
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Bournemouth have had a few injuries which might explain their drop in form and what happens here might depend on whether Antoine Semenyo is able to return for them.
Semenyo missed last week's draw with West Ham with illness and he also has an ankle problem, but without him his side still came back from 2-0 down to take a point - another result I got wrong.
One of the games I was exactly right about last week was Fulham's 1-0 win over Sunderland, but I am really not sure about how this one will go.
It feels like choosing a winner is a toss of a coin, and in those situations I usually go for a 1-1 draw.
This time, though, because of the abuse I got online from a certain Sunderland fan for what he felt was a 'stupid' prediction for the Fulham game, I am going to say Bournemouth will return to winning ways.
He accused me of being really thick for predicting a 1-0 Fulham win and while I am often quite stupid, there might be a little bit of egg on his face now.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Jordan Butler
BBC Sport journalist
Sunderland's Premier League journey continues as they welcome Bournemouth to the north-east. BBC Sport reflects on some of the key talking points ahead of Saturday's meeting (15:00 GMT).
This fixture represents something of a full circle moment for Sunderland supporters and match-going fans in particular will remember exactly what happened the last time they hosted Bournemouth in a league game in April 2017.
The away side edged a close game 1-0 thanks to an 88th-minute goal – a result that confirmed the Black Cats' Premier League relegation that season. A second successive demotion to League One followed immediately afterwards and what happened to the club in the intervening years is well-documented. But they are now back in the big time and sit above this weekend's opponents on goal difference in seventh.
Regis Le Bris's men were beaten at Fulham last weekend and will be pleased with a return to the Stadium of Light, which has been a stronghold this season. They are undefeated at home in the Premier League so far with three wins and three draws, picking up just two fewer points at their ground this term than they did in the whole of their previous top-flight campaign in 2016-17.
Expect rotation
Le Bris confirmed in his press conference that he will begin to shuffle his pack ahead of the congested Christmas fixture list, with Liverpool and Manchester City away next week followed by the big one – Newcastle at home.
"Our rotation will happen naturally and organically," said the head coach, who will celebrate his 50th birthday at the Etihad next Saturday. "We are now at a stage of the season where we have many games in a row in a small amount of time and organically it will happen. Players will have opportunities to play – get ready for that."
The Frenchman also found time to praise this weekend's opposition and shared his admiration for the way they have established themselves in the top flight.
"Bournemouth are a good model for us," added Le Bris. "They way they have built in the last four seasons in the league is really interesting for us."
Cherries not travelling well
Bournemouth are on a three-game winless run in the Premier League and their two defeats in that spell both came away from home.
A 3-1 defeat at Manchester City was followed by a 4-0 loss to Aston Villa and they could now lose three successive away fixtures for the first time since November 2023.
The Cherries have won just five points from 18 available on the road in the Premier League so far this season – with their only victory at Tottenham – and head coach Andoni Iraola believes his team need to be "especially good" if they are going to triumph this weekend.
"We cannot see Sunderland like a promoted team," said the 43-year-old Spaniard. "I think they have shown they are a really good team and they have a lot of experience with players coming from big clubs. They know what they're doing and what it takes to win in the Premier League."
The main positive for the south coast side is that they are unbeaten in the Premier League at the Stadium of Light, with one win and one draw from their previous two visits.
Image source, Getty ImagesZak Johnson has been at Sunderland since 2020
York City have signed defender Zak Johnson on loan from Premier League side Sunderland until January.
The 21-year-old centre-back has played four times for the Black Cats since making his debut in the EFL Trophy in 2021, when he was 16.
In joining the National League club, Johnson reunites with manager Stuart Maynard, who he played under at Notts County in League Two during the second half of last season, featuring 10 times.
He was also loaned out to National League side Hartlepool United and League of Ireland Premier Division team Dundalk during the 2023-24 season.
Sunderland boss Regis le Bris has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
There are no new injury concerns, which Le Bris said is "good news" before a three-game week.
He said there will be natural squad rotation for the next three games and has "had this conversation with the players" already.
On bouncing back from defeat at Fulham last Saturday: It's part of our journey in the Premier League. We expected a tough game. It wasn't a surprise. It's not a concern - it is just a reminder about the level of this league. We are always able to react after defeat so I hope it will be the case once again."
Saturday's opponents Bournemouth are "a good model for us" in "the way they have built in the last four seasons" to establish themselves as a Premier League team.
On Sam Allardyce calling Granit Xhaka the best number six in the league: "The Premier League has many good players and midfielders. We are really happy to have a player like Granit. His level on the pitch, his standards and the way he leads are really good for our team."
He said Sunderland "don't need to be scared" by the upcoming fixtures as they "know the challenge will be big" but are an essential part of improving.
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Image source, Getty ImagesA Sunderland supporter who racially abused Leeds players Ethan Ampadu and Largie Ramazani has been issued with a banning order and fine.
Steven Patterson, 68, from Bishop Auckland, has been banned from attending football matches for three years after making a monkey gesture at the Leeds players at the end of their Championship game in February.
The incident was reported to the referee who passed it onto to the police.
Patterson pleaded guilty to the charge and has also been fined £346 with a cost of £85 and a surcharge of £138.
Leeds United, Ampadu and Ramazani have thanked West Yorkshire Police for their support during the process.
