Saints, who are 18th and without a win in their last seven league matches, have just five games remaining to ensure their Premier
League survival starting at Leicester on Thursday night.
Not exact matches
The defeat was Jose Mourinho's first in 78
league games with the Blues as the Black Cats
started their remarkable
survival bid.
Liverpool aren't in action until Sunday meaning victory for Pardew's men on Saturday would see them go within a solitary point of the Europa
League qualifying berths, a tasty incentive considering
survival was the main goal at the
start of the season.