Overview
- The Premier League match kicks off at 3pm on Saturday, 17 January at the Stadium of Light, with no live UK TV, streaming or national radio coverage reported.
- Sunderland are unbeaten in all 10 home league games this season but have scored the fewest Premier League goals since the start of December.
- Crystal Palace are winless in nine across all competitions following a shock FA Cup defeat to sixth‑tier Macclesfield and have taken just two league points from their last six matches.
- Régis Le Bris says several AFCON absentees have returned, confirming Bryan Brobbey and Reinildo are fit, though Habib Diarra and Chemsdine Talbi remain away and Bertrand Traoré and Arthur Masuaku are sidelined.
- Oliver Glasner has confirmed he will leave in the summer and that Marc Guehi will miss the trip to finalize a move to Manchester City, with Palace also missing Daichi Kamada, Cheick Doucouré and Daniel Muñoz through injury and Ismaila Sarr and Eddie Nketiah still unavailable.