Overview

• Sunderland have seven points from four matches and two home wins, with a victory today offering their first three straight top-flight home wins to start a season since 1965.
• Aston Villa sit second-bottom with two points and no league goals after four games, a club-first start that could extend to five goalless matches and a rare top-flight mark if they fail to score.
• Emery is without key midfielders Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana, with Boubacar Kamara also a doubt, while Victor Lindelöf has recovered and Harvey Elliott is in contention after scoring in the cup.
• Regis Le Bris welcomes back defender Dan Ballard and expects Enzo Le Fée to be available, though Luke O’Nien and Dennis Cirkin remain out.
• The match kicks off at 14:00 BST at the Stadium of Light and is live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event.