Sunderland have turned the Stadium of Light into a fortress again and will be hoping another huge crowd can roar them to victory when EFL Championship promotion rivals West Bromwich Albion come calling.
Regis Le Bris' resurgent side have yet to lose in seven home games this term, with five of those matches ending in wins, and it has been the bedrock of their surprise push for the title.
A 1-1 draw on the road at in-form Millwall on Saturday kept the Black Cats top of the pile but it was a fourth successive stalemate so they'll now be targeting a victory against the Baggies.
Sunderland are still just third in the betting for the title but if they start racking up wins again then that price will surely start to drop.
West Brom have only lost twice in the Championship all season but have also been drawing far too many games, with eight of their 16 games ending level.
Carlos Corberan's side ended an eight-game run without a win when they beat Hull before the international break abut could only follow it up with a 2-2 draw at home to Norwich on Saturday.
That has left them six points off the title pace but if they end Sunderland's unbeaten home run it will fire them right back into the reckoning for the crown.
How the bookies view it: Black Cats to keep purring
With Sunderland so impressive at home this season, it's no surprise to see them as Betano's 5/4 favourites. Another draw for the Baggies pays 21/10 while Corberan's side are the same price to emerge with all three points.
Recent head to head: Sunderland seek four in a row
Sunderland have been on top of late in this fixture, winning the last three meetings, including a 2-1 triumph at the Stadium of Light last term. But West Brom had been dominant before that, going seven games without defeat against the Black Cats.
Players to watch: Wilson in the groove
Wilson Isidor has been a shrewd signing for Sunderland, with the Frenchman netting six times in 13 games since his arrival from Zenit St Petersburg. He's a decent 2/1 with Betano for anytime scorer here.
Josh Maja will have a point to prove for West Brom as he returns to the club where he first burst onto the scene. The striker netted at the weekend to make it 10 for the season and he's also 2/1 with Betano to grab a goal.
Probable line-ups
West Brom look set to be without Paddy McNair, Semi Ajayi, Kyle Bartley and Daryl Dike again but Gianluca Frabotta returned to the bench at the weekend.
Sunderland have Jobe Bellingham, Patrick Roberts and Trai Hume returning from suspensions but Alan Browne, Romain Mundle, Ian Poveda, Niall Huggins, Jenson Seelt, Ahmed Abdullahi and Salis Abdul Samed remain out.
Sunderland: Moore, Cirkin, O'Nien, Mepham, Hume, Neil, Bellingham, Ballard, Roberts, Rigg, Isidor.
West Bromwich Albion: Palmer, Furlong, Holgate, Styles, Heggem, Molumby, Grant, Johnston, Mowatt, Diakite, Maja.
Anything else catch the eye?
This should be a tight game with very little between the teams. With both sides being draw specialists of late, the half-time stalemate appeals here and it pays evens at Betano.
The last four meetings have all ended in a one-goal winning margin so that bet also appeals here, with McBookie offering 6/5 on the same outcome.
This fixture was fiery last term, with 14 yellows and one red dished out across the two meetings. So over 52.5 booking points could be worth a punt here once that market is priced up while combative Baggies midfielder Jason Molumby could also offer value to pick up his fifth card this term.
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