Oxford United vs Sunderland Predictions

• Oxford have won just one of their last ten matches
• United have failed to score in five of their last seven outings
• Sunderland’s last win was a 3-0 victory Burnley a fortnight ago

Black Cats can sink claws into United

Sunderland guaranteed Premier League survival some time ago and with the pressure off they can attack the FA Cup with full force as they look to lift their impressive campaign even higher.

The Wearsiders have lost their last two matches against Arsenal and Liverpool without scoring, but those results are far from a disgrace and they can get back on track against their beleaguered hosts by sealing a comfortable passage into the fifth round of this competition.

Oxford are staring relegation from the Championship in the face but they still have time to escape the danger zone before things become terminal.

And with that in mind it is hard to see them prioritising the fixture with more important battles to come, so we predict a Sunderland win to nil at the Kassam Stadium.

United are in miserable form heading into this contest having won just one of their last ten matches, and goals have been as hard to come by as points.

Matt Bloomfield’s men have failed to score in five of their last seven outings and they could be held at arms length by their Premier League rivals who defended stoutly in the 1-0 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday.

Only a Virgil van Dijk header from a corner broke the Black Cats’ resistance, and their last victory was a 3-0 triumph overt Burnley at the start of this month.

A repeat outcome is our correct-score prediction.