SUNDERLAND manager Peter Reid will again turn to big striker Niall Quinn in his hour of need in the match with Fulham at the Stadium of Light.
The Black Cats have lost three of their last four matches including a home FA Cup defeat by First Division West Brom, and have slipped into the bottom half of the FA Barclaycard Premiership.
Pressure is mounting on Reid to turn the tide and with a home derby against Middlesbrough to follow the visit of Jean Tigana's side, he is desperate for a maximum six-point haul.
But with goals at a premium and the failure to find a replacement for pounds 3.5million misfit Lilian Laslandes, who has joined Cologne until the end of the season on loan, he is banking on tall veteran Quinn to ease the pressure on Kevin Phillips in the short-term.
'Defensively - apart from a mad 15 minutes at Ipswich - we have basically been very sound,' said Reid.
''But scoring goals is a different matter. Kevin Phillips has had a great season, but there is too much onus on him to get goals.'
Meanwhile, Fulham's pounds 11.5million striker Steve Marlet has pledged to battle through his sixth match in 21 days as two of the bluntest strikeforces in the country go head-to-head at the Stadium of Light.
The ninth-place Cottagers have mustered just 22 goals in 21 league matches this season, while their hosts Sunderland have fared even worse in front of goal, with only 18 strikes from 22 games.
Fulham's ex-Sunderland midfielder Lee Clark, who made 73 league appearances and scored 16 goals on Wearside before his switch to west London, misses the showdown with his old club with the Achilles injury that has already sidelined.
