Alex Neil’s side have won their last three matches and scored another late winner last time out, with Nathan Broadhead’s header securing a 3-2 win over Shrewsbury.
The race to finish in the League One play-off places remains tight, though, with just two points separating Sunderland and Plymouth ahead of the match.
Neil has set his side up to play with a back three and wing-backs in recent weeks, and is likely to do the same at Home Park.
Here’s the Sunderland side we think could start against The Pilgrims:
Neil has set his side up to play with a back three and wing-backs in recent weeks, and is likely to do the same at Home Park.