Sunderland welcome Nottingham Forest at Stadium of Light, Sunderland on Saturday, Dec 12 at 4:00 PM in a Premier League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Sunderland come into this fixture struggling badly (1W 3L in last 5). Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, arrive out of form (1W 2L recently) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks.

History strongly favours Sunderland here — they've won 7 of 10 previous meetings against Nottingham Forest, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Nottingham Forest won 5–0.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Sunderland a slight edge, but Nottingham Forest are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.