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Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Sunderland vs Aston Villa.

Match facts

The Black Cats have failed to score in six of the last eight Premier League games against Aston Villa.
Aston Villa have lost none of the last nine Barclays Premier League meetings with Sunderland (W4 D5).
The Villans have won the last three encounters at the Stadium of Light without conceding a goal.
Gabriel Agbonlahor has scored five goals in his last five Premier League appearances against Sunderland and four in the last three at the Stadium of Light.
Aston Villa won just 25 points in 38 Premier League games in 2015; less than Watford (29 points) won in half the number of games (19).
After winning three points in their opening day away win at Bournemouth, Aston Villa have picked up just two in their nine Premier League away games since (W0 D2 L7).
Only Sunderland (six in 05-06) and Derby (seven in 07-08) have had fewer points after 19 games of a Premier League season than Aston Villa this season (8).
Aston Villa are without a win in 18 matches (D5 L13); extending their longest ever winless run in their league history.
Villa have now gone nine games without a Premier League clean sheet away from home and have kept just one clean sheet in their last 18 Premier League games overall.
Aston Villa have the lowest shot conversion rate in the Premier League so far this season (9.8%).

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