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Advocaat intent on finalising Sunderland survival this weekend

Dick Advocaat is determined to complete Sunderland's survival pursuit on Saturday.

The Black Cats host in-form Leicester City at the Stadium of Light and a win would see them kick further clear of the drop zone.

With 18th-placed Hull City travelling to Tottenham on the same day, there is a great opportunity for Sunderland to move five points clear of the bottom three which would retain their Premier League status for another season if the Tigers are not successful.

Advocaat, who has guided the Wearside club to three wins in six matches since replacing Gus Poyet, told SAFSee: "I would still prefer to play at the other side of the league because this is still a little bit frustrating in that we have to fight so hard to stay in.

"We thought that with six points, we had enough, and now we have 10 points and we still need three points, so hopefully we can do that on Saturday."

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