Sunderland have gone 346 minutes with out scoring a aim within the Premier League after they have been held to a 0-0 draw by Leeds United on Sunday on the Stadium of Mild.
Since getting back from the worldwide break, the Black Cats have misplaced 2-0 to Brighton, misplaced 2-0 to Bournemouth, and drawn 0-0 with Leeds of their three league outings.
The final aim scored by Regis Le Bris‘s aspect within the Premier League got here within the 59th minute of their 5-3 defeat to Manchester Metropolis earlier than the break, as Brian Brobbey accomplished his hat-trick.
Sunderland’s Dutch striker is their high scorer within the league this season, with three objectives, however he didn’t get on the scoresheet towards Leeds on Sunday.
Why Sunderland want one other Brian Brobbey
The Black Cats have to discover a dependable various to the Netherlands worldwide for a number of causes. Firstly, they want another as a result of he isn’t all the time medical and efficient in entrance of aim himself.
Brobbey missed a one-on-one with James Trafford within the first half of the sport, as he didn’t carry the ball over the goalkeeper, and has now failed to attain in 5 of his six league appearances this season.
His hat-trick towards Manchester Metropolis has been his solely contribution as a goalscorer this season, after he additionally scored seven objectives within the division within the 2025/26 marketing campaign.
On high of needing a participant who can step in and ship objectives when Brobbey just isn’t at his greatest, Sunderland additionally want a substitute for the striker when he’s injured or suspended, after the ahead missed the video games towards Brighton and Bournemouth by way of harm.
|
26/27 Premier League |
Brian Brobbey |
|---|---|
|
Appearances |
6 |
|
xG |
3.16 |
|
Targets |
3 |
|
Huge possibilities missed |
2 |
|
xA |
0.13 |
|
Assists |
0 |
|
Duel success fee |
52% |
Timur Tutierov has been referred to as upon as a back-up to the Dutchman in latest weeks, however the Ukraine worldwide is a winger by commerce and doesn’t supply the identical bodily presence as Brobbey.
Sunderland have an even bigger expertise than Tutierov warming the bench
Fortunately, Le Bris has a participant warming his bench who’s a fair greater expertise than Tutierov and who could possibly be the membership’s subsequent model of Brobbey sooner or later.
In the direction of the tip of the summer season switch window, the Black Cats swooped to signal younger centre-forward Juan Angulo from Independiente del Valle for a charge of round £5m.
The Ecuador worldwide has solely performed 9 minutes of soccer for the first-team since his transfer to the membership, however he has been an unused substitute within the final two Premier League matches.
Tutierov got here by way of the ranks as a winger and solely scored three objectives in 17 matches on mortgage at Exeter in League One within the 2025/26 marketing campaign, while Angulo excelled at senior degree with Independiente del Valle.
South American reporter Nathan Joyes described him as a “man-mountain” who will “match effectively into into the highest leagues” as a result of he has physicality and technical potential within the centre-forward place.
The 6 foot 4 marksman has the presence to carry off defenders and be a nuisance to bodily defenders, like Brobbey, however he additionally has the potential to attain objectives frequently.
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Stats |
Tutierov (25/26 L1) |
Angulo (2026 LigaPro Serie A) |
|---|---|---|
|
Appearances |
17 |
15 |
|
Targets |
3 |
6 |
|
Huge possibilities missed |
2 |
4 |
|
Conversion fee |
18% |
29% |
|
Huge possibilities created |
3 |
3 |
|
Assists |
1 |
3 |
Final season, Angulo scored twice as many objectives as Tutierov at league degree and created thrice as many objectives for his teammates, regardless of taking part in two fewer video games.
The Ecuador worldwide, who has scored one aim in three video games for his nation, must be unleashed by Le Bris in order that the Ukrainian teenager, who scored towards Lech Poznan final week, can play in his pure place on the left flank.
Angulo, not like the Sunderland academy graduate, is a pure centre-forward who can supply a bodily outlet for the Black Cats within the quantity 9 place, which makes him a greater various to Brobbey.
His return of six objectives in seven begins within the Serie A earlier than his transfer to the Stadium of Mild in the summertime additionally means that he might present a goalscoring risk akin to the Dutchman’s, if he can adapt to English soccer.
Angulo is an thrilling younger striker, on the age of 18, and has already scored extra objectives at senior degree than Tutierov, who’s three years older than him, which is why he seems to be like a fair greater expertise than the Ukraine U21 worldwide.
It’s now as much as Le Bris to supply him with the chance to step up and turn into the membership’s various to Brobbey within the centre-forward function, as he has the potential to be the membership’s subsequent model of the ex-Ajax star.
