Sunderland midfielder Steed Malbranque is ready to be booed by his former Fulham fans this weekend.

"Every time I have been back there I have been booed, so it might be difficult for me," he admitted. "But I'm happy with the way things are going at Sunderland and I think the team is starting to take shape and we're starting to play some good football.

"It's important that we get a good result (at Fulham). We did well against Arsenal but that will mean little if we can't get a good result on Saturday."