In fact... more often than not, science is like
looking for a black cat in a dark room, and there may not be a cat in the room.
So this fixture has hardly been a bed of roses
for the Black Cats in recent times, although times have changed a lot since either of those contests.
He has almost made double the amount of appearances playing
for the Black Cats as he did during his time in Manchester.
One of the real issues with finding
homes for black cats is that many of the dark, sleek animals tend to look alike at first glance.
It's considered bad
luck for a black cat to cross your path, but the only thing this black cat was unlucky for was itself... almost.
Will that be a
platform for the Black Cats to build on, or were they just favourable results against teams who tend to suffer defeat on the road anyway?
There are many clever names that people
use for black cats, though you could just pick one that suits your new addition's personality, too.
Having now announced his exit, Johnson will now prepare for a two - week trial with his last
game for the Black Cats coming in the 2 - 2 draw with Liverpool, a game in which he scored.
We hope our nonprofit book Black Cats Tell All to raise awareness and shelter adoption
rates for black cats will benefit.
They remained unbeaten in their first five games, gaining further draws against Swansea, Liverpool and West Ham before a 1 - 0 win over Wigan, with new signing Steven Fletcher looking in lethal form in front of
goal for the Black Cats.
Wahbi Khazri opened the
scoring for the Black Cats when his long - range free kick evaded David De Gea, before Anthony Martial's chipped finish was cancelled out by a De Gea own goal inside the last ten minutes.
Irrespective of whether Jamie Defoe and co; are available or
not for the Black Cats doesn't concern the Gunners.
Coming up against Arsenal, it would be a no brainer to see the visitors have large spells of possession and nullify whatever little threat the home side may pose; but Johnson, playing as the Right - Winger, could initiate counterattacks with his deceptive pace and has the ability to deliver that final ball for the likes of Steven Fletcher and Conor Wickham — who could start
upfront for the Black Cats against Arsenal, to finish off a goal scoring chance.
The
point for the Black Cats — it could have been more after Jermain Defoe's 85th - minute opener — sees them outside of the bottom three on 25 points.
Mourinho's name was still being sung around the ground despite his former players putting on a show, although ex-Chelsea striker Borini pulled one
back for the Black Cats within three minutes.
The Belgian shot stopper has been a stand - out
performer for the Black Cats this season, despite their fight with relegation, and will cost the Gunners around # 10million.
Sunderland have sacked Gus Poyet with just nine Premier League games
left for the Black Cats to save themselves, as they languish just a point above the relegation zone.
At Sunderland, the 23 - year - old put in some stellar
performances for the Black Cats, ones that lead to Everton purchasing the player for the price they did in the summer.
Sunderland man Giaccherini, who has returned to the Italy fold under Conte after being left out of Cesare Prandelli's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, has also been back in first team
action for the Black Cats at the start of this season after falling out of favour under Gus Poyet at the back end of the last campaign.
A difficult
season for the Black Cats and manager Gus Poyet has not improved thus far in 2015, although they should have enough to stay up.
Despite showing
promise for the Black Cats, his first moment of note was putting the ball in the back of his own net against Manchester City.
The 25 - year - old Cattermole, who arrived Stadium of Light in 2009 from Wigan Athletic and since then he has appeared for 83
times for the Black Cats.
Islam Slimani and Jamie Vardy scored to virtually guarantee the champions» own survival and cap a few days to
forget for Black Cats boss Moyes.
Italian full - back Davide Santon is close to agreeing a # 4m switch to Sunderland from Inter Milan, having formerly
played for the Black Cats» local rivals Newcastle.
Winless so far this season with only two points on the board, the only
consolation for the Black Cats is that their Geordie rivals prop up the Premier League table one place below them.
On that occasion, the sides played out a 1 - 1 draw The teams looked very different on that occasion with Matty Fryatt scoring for the visitors before Tobias Hysen
equalised for the Black Cats.
There has been just the three away
wins for the Black Cats as all season now (D6 L7) and they have conceded at least two goals in each of their last three away fixtures.