Christmas cheer is in short supply at the Stadium of Light. Sunderland (3-2-11) are rooted to the foot of the table and in desperate need of results heading into Saturday's match with Watford. A 1-0 defeat to table-toppers Chelsea in midweek is soon to be followed by tricky fixtures against Manchester United and Liverpool over the festive period? and that doesn't coexist comfortably with coach David Moyes' 2016 target for his team.
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