What Tony Mowbray said about Elliot Embleton, Danny Batth, team news and Blackburn Rovers fixture

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Sunderland are preparing to face Blackburn Rovers in the Championship – and head coach Tony Mowbray set to held his pre-match press conference earlier today.

The Black Cats were held to a 1-1 draw at Hull City last time out – despite being reduced to 10 men following Elliot Embleton’s red card.

It means Sunderland are 13th in the table at the halfway stage of the campaign with eight wins, seven draws and eight defeats.

Blackburn are eight points ahead of Sunderland and are third in the table following a 2-0 win at Norwich.

Here’s what was said at the Academy of Light: