Sunderland v EvertonStadium of Light
Sunday, 9 March
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
BBC coverage: Live on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day.
Sunderland welcome back defender Danny Collins from suspension for Sunday's Premier League clash with Everton.
Liam Miller could miss out after being transfer-listed for poor time-keeping, while winger Carlos Edwards is close to making a comeback from a broken leg.
Everton manager David Moyes is likely to change his side after fielding the same team for the previous four games.
Leon Osman limped out of the Uefa Cup defeat by Fiorentina yesterday with a groin injury and could be rested.
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Sunderland manager Roy Keane:
"It's a tough game against Everton. We got a good hiding there earlier in the season.
"But this is a game we're looking forward to. We've got one or two lads coming back looking sharp.
"Hopefully it will not be the same scoreline on Sunday."
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Everton manager David Moyes on Mikel Arteta's return:
"Mikel had 35 minutes of the game against Fiorentina so hopefully that will help him.
"But what he's missed is that he's had no training for two weeks, so we had to take a bit of a risk, but we thought it was the right risk to take at the time.
"Hopefully we can get him back fit and get him up and running again."
Sunderland (from): Gordon, Fulop, Bardsley, Collins, McShane, Evans, Higginbotham, Harte, Whitehead, Etuhu, Reid, Leadbitter, Miller, Richardson, O'Donovan, Jones, Waghorn, Murphy, Stokes, Chopra, Prica.
Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Hibbert, Yobo, Lescott, Jagielka, Baines, Cahill, Arteta, Osman, Pienaar, Gravesen, Yakubu, Johnson, Anichebe, Gosling, Wessels.
BIG-MATCH FACTSEverton put their unbeaten league run of eight matches in 2008 on the line against a Sunderland side enjoying a renaissance as far as their home form is concerned.
Roy Keane's Blacks Cats have won the last four home Premier League fixtures, which has lifted them out of the bottom three to two points above the relegation zone.
Sunderland have never won five successive home Premier League matches, but the last time they managed four, seven seasons ago, Everton were the first to be beaten in the sequence.
The Merseysiders, who lost 2-0 away to Fiorentina in the Uefa Cup on Thursday, go into the weekend with the joint best current winning touch in the highest league, and cross the Pennines in search of a fourth straight victory. Liverpool have also won the last three.
Sunderland have won seven Premier League games at home this season and Everton have won seven on the road. The Toffees also recorded their biggest win of the campaign when thrashing the Wearsiders 7-1 at Goodison Park on 24 November.
Victory would give Everton their fifth double of the season, and match Manchester United's unequalled total.
KEY PLAYER NOTESSUNDERLAND
Kenwyne JONES is Sunderland's top scorer with five Premier League goals.
Michael CHOPRA is a double shy of 50 career league goals (Newcastle, Watford, Barnsley, Cardiff and Sunderland).
Last season's top scorer David CONNOLLY needs one goal to total 100 in his league career (Watford, Wolves, Wimbledon, West Ham, Leicester, Wigan and Sunderland).
If selected:-
Dwight YORKE will be making his 450th English league appearance (Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn, Birmingham and Sunderland).
YORKE will also be making his 50th league appearance for the Black Cats.Danny COLLINS and Nyron NOSWORHY will be making their 50th career Premier League appearances - all for Sunderland in both cases.
If on the field from the outset:-
Grant LEADBITTER will be making his 50th league start.
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTUREEverton 7-1 Sunderland
24 November 2007 - Ref: Phil Dowd
Everton scorers: Yakubu 12, Cahill 17, Pienaar 43, Cahill 62, Yakubu 73, Johnson 80, Osman 85
Sunderland scorer: Yorke 45
