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• Sunderland have not won in nine games since January 22 when they beat Blackpool 2-1 at Bloomfield Road.

• Steve Bruce has not beaten his former club Wigan in three attempts since taking the helm at the Stadium of Light.

• Asamoah Gyan is without a Premier League goal since February, with his last coming against Tottenham six games ago.

• Sunderland have scored 20 goals at home all season, which is the second worst in the league. Only Wigan and Birmingham (18) have scored less.

• The Black Cats have had seven different scorers in the Premier League, which is the fewest in the top flight.

• Wigan have only lost once at the Stadium of Light in six visits to Wearside, winning two of them.

• Hugo Rodallega is Wigan’s top scorer this season with eight Premier League goals.

• Only Wolves (12) and Fulham (13) have scored fewer away goals in the Premier than the Latics (14).

• Roberto Martinez’s side have only kept six clean sheets this season which is the second worst record in the division only Wolves have kept less.

• The Latics have failed to score in 13 Premier League matches this season.

September 11, 2010: Wigan 1-1 Sunderland

Antolin Alcaraz scored in the dying minutes to snatch a point for the hosts cancelling out Asamoah Gyan’s debut strike for the Black Cats.