The former Southampton boss did stay without Tim Howard and John Stones


 Team Comparison Select teams to compare Competition English Premier League Team Competition English Premier League Team Sunderland Everton Badge of Sunderland 3 Games Played 3 Badge of Everton DefenceAttackDistributionDiscipline Defence Sunderland Everton 5 Goals Conceded 2 0 Clean Sheets 1

15 Shots Faced (on target) 9 34 Tackles Won 46 12 Tackles Lost 16 73.9% Tackles Won (%) 74.2% 185 Duels Won 191 154 Duels lost 181 54.6% Duels won (%) 51.3%

Everton After both David Moyes and Roberto Martinez failed to take Everton to the next level, it is no Ronald Koeman’s turn to try and succeed where these two have failed.

The former Southampton boss did stay without Tim Howard and John Stones, but he signed some very good players in Ashley Williams, Ibrahima Gueye, Yannick Bolasie and Enner Valencia, while keeping hold of Romelu Lukaku in spite of heavy interest in his services. Everton in turn enjoyed a very good start to the new campaign, sharing spoils with Spurs before beating West Brom away and Stoke at home, and they now have an excellent opportunity to defeat out-of-sorts Sunderland and climb to Champions League positions.

The good news is that Ross Barkley appears to have stabilised his form, whereas the back line again looks rock-solid with Phil Jagielka and Ashley Williams forming the centre-back pairing. And seeing that Seamus Coleman is finally fit after recovering from injury, the Toffees have every right to feel optimistic ahead of the trip to the Stadium of Light.

Having ended a six-match winless run on the road in EPL by defeating West Bromwich, Everton will be looking for more of the same when they face Sunderland on Monday evening. Team News

Seamus Coleman should start after proving his fitness while on international duty, but James McCarthy continues to miss out.

Darron Gibson and Muhamed Besic are sidelined as well, but Tom Cleverley has an outside chance of making the matchday squad. Key Factors to Consider

Their two meetings last season produced 11 goals Sunderland won just two of last 12 home games vs Everton (D4 L6) Under 2.5 goals were scored in 9 of their last 13 meetings Everton ended a six-match winless run on the road against West Brom

Sunderland are winless in last four Premier League games 
 Head-to-Head SunderlandGames played: 3 English Premier League

Sunderland v. Everton 12 Sep 20:00 - Stadium of Light EvertonGames played: 3 FormAttackDefenceDisciplinePrevious Meetings Form

19 Current league position 8 P3 W0 D1 L2 Overall league performance P3 W2 D1 L0 DLL Current 6 game form DWW L Current 6 game home form DW A new look for 2016, this is the Lori Chalupny jersey will be wearing as they compete for the trophy this summer. Megan Rapinoe, Morgan Brian, Ali Krieger, Alex Morgan and Lauren Holiday. DL Current 6 game away form

W 2 Total games over 2.5 goals 1 1 Total games under 2.5 goals 2 3 Total games when both teams scored 2 0 Total 0-0 games 0

Conclusion Sunderland are completely out of form and missing a host of first team footballers, so they will struggle to match high-flying Everton that are full of confidence after three successive wins in all competitions. Therefore, we are backing the Toffees to pile more misery on their former manager and his new side. Verdict: Away win

Best Odds: 11/10 Bookmaker: bet365