A trio of beats for Martin O'Neill's Sunderland leaves them only five points above the underside three going in to the remaining 11 games of the Premier League season. Too little goals has been Sunderland's Achilles heel through the year, with Steven Fletcher their leading scorer on 10, but he's netted only twice within the last few 10 games. Danny Graham was introduced from Swansea during the January exchange window and continues to be to open his account for the Wearsiders, having made only one start and two substitute appearances. Fulham, who head to the North East on the back of these 1-0 house success against Stoke, stay this season having be won just twice away from Craven Cottage by poor travellers in the Premier League. The opposite fixture in London earlier in 2010 finished in a victory for the guests, but which was Sunderland's only success against Fulham within their last seven Premier League conferences. Sunderland will be without leader Lee Cattermole and on-loan opponent Danny Rose if they experience Fulham at the Stadium of Light. Combative midfielder Cattermole is facing weeks on the sidelines after having an injection in a bid to solve the knee injury which has restricted him to only 14 looks this phrase. Left-back Rose, who missed the West Brom defeat after aggravating a damage against Arsenal, won't function but may keep coming back into competition for the trip to QPR next weekend. Fulham's Simon Davies has over come a leg injury and may perform his first game in very nearly annually at Sunderland. Other midfielders Kerim Frei and Kieran Richardson have recovered from their respective pelvis and leg incidents but Mahamadou Diarra (knee) has gone out. Small midfielder Buomesca Tue Na Banga and Ajax loanee Eyong Enoh will also be available after knee injuries. Sunderland have didn't score in six of their last eight Premier League games against Fulham. Fulham are yet to reduce in 2010 in the Premier League when Dimitar Berbatov has scored (W4 D3). The Stadium of Light has seen just 27 Premier League targets won at it this season; fewer than any other ground. The Black Cats discovered themselves two-down inside 35-minutes courtesy of a Dimitar Berbatov and an initial purpose in English football for German global full-back Sascha Riether. But the home part struggled back and soon pulled one back via their particular spot-kick with Craig Gardner slotting home, before as Man of the Match Stephane Sessegnon drilled the ball home from the side of the package finally levelling concerns with 20-minutes left. The draw brings an end Sunderland's bad run of three consecutive beats, though the position places Fulham to the top-half. Sunderland had started the overall game well and threatened inside the opening moment as John O'Shea went a place broad, and it absolutely was the home side's wide-men Adam Johnson and Stephane Sessegnon who looked a threat. However it was Fulham's counter-attacking which struck Sunderland hard and they certainly were abruptly two-up within the opening 35-minutes. The opener came as Dimitar Berbatov fed Ashkan Dejagah in the box - he looked to undertake Craig Gardner, who trimmed the Iranian - it got referee Mark Halsey just a little more than normal but he did indicate the location. Berbatov arrived to slot home in his archetypal cool way. A great chance was then spurned by dejagah on the half-hour to produce it 2-0 as he broke clear, but only minutes later he developed the second. A Sunderland corner was headed absent by Berbatov, Dejagah broke at pace and traded passes with Ruiz before shooting a corner in to the six-yard box - Mignolet could only parry and an unmarked Riether was available to convert his first-ever purpose for the membership. The Sunderland fans were furious, but when they found themselves back the overall game via their own charge they were buoyed just seconds later. Philippe Senderos pulled right back Danny Graham in the package - he surprisingly prevented any card, but Gardner walked as much as fire house. Graham then wasted a chance just minutes after the re-start when he fired directly at Mark Schwarzer after the ball fell for him just ten-yards from goal. Jackson and Sessegnon stayed the home side's major risk and these were both included as Sunderland levelled with 20-minutes remaining. Fulham very nearly produced a goal of the summer season challenger as Damien Duff, John Arne Riise and Ruiz mixed, who in-turn lobbed a fantastic ball to Berbatov - whose chance was saved by Mignolet. Sunderland countered through Sessegnon, he fed Johnson - whose mix deflected off Senderos and into the way of his team-mate, who drilled the ball home from the edge of the box. Sunderland pushed hard late on for the success, but Fulham kept on for the idea they deserved.
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