Cattermole: Sunderland formation change bringing success
A shake-up of Sunderland boss Steve Bruce's tactics is reason for their sound start to the season, says Lee Cattermole.
Cattermole believes Sunderland’s good start to the campaign is down to a change in formation after Bruce elected to play a five-man midfield.
He said: “We have played really well in the last four or five games. We’re unbeaten in five league games and I think the slightly different shape is working for us.
“We’re playing more 4-3-3 than 4-5-1, which we have in the past and never really managed to attack teams. We have pace in the side and players who love to get on the ball.
“The extra man in the middle is giving us the chance for an extra pass and we are playing good attacking football, but we also look pretty solid.
“It’s the sort of form that gets you into the top half of the table and we really should have beaten Man United.”
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Results & Fixtures
Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 25th | |||
| Liverpool | Everton | - | 12:45 |
| Stoke City | Swansea City | - | 15:00 |
| Arsenal | Tottenham Hotspur | - | 15:00 |
| Newcastle United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | 15:00 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Sunderland | - | 15:00 |
| Chelsea | Bolton Wanderers | - | 15:00 |
| Wigan Athletic | Aston Villa | - | 15:00 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Fulham | - | 15:00 |
| Manchester City | Blackburn Rovers | - | 17:30 |
| Norwich City | Manchester United | - | 17:30 |
| Sun Feb 26th | |||
| Arsenal | Tottenham Hotspur | - | 13:30 |
| Norwich City | Manchester United | - | 13:30 |
| Stoke City | Swansea City | - | 15:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 60 |
| Manchester United | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 58 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 53 |
| Arsenal | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 43 |
| Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 43 |
| Newcastle United | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Liverpool | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Norwich City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 35 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
| Everton | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 33 |
| Swansea City | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 30 |
| Fulham | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 30 |
| Stoke City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -14 | 30 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| Aston Villa | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 28 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 21 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 21 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 21 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | -22 | 20 |
| Wigan Athletic | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -27 | 19 |
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