Leicester City-Sunderland Preview (The Associated Press)

While the phrase "relegation-threatened" has been a near-perennial adjective for Sunderland throughout this decade, it wasn't expected that Saturday's match against reigning champions Leicester City would be a six-point belter to help potentially avoid the drop. Leicester have already secured passage to the round of 16 in the Champions League with a match to spare, but their continental mastery has failed to translate into a robust title defence through the first three-plus months of the season. The Foxes are winless in their last four league matches (0-2-2) following their 2-2 draw versus new boys Middlesbrough last Saturday.