Lee Johnson’s side were without a fixture at the weekend and dropped out of the play-off places after MK Dons secured a comfortable victory over Cambridge United and Oxford United earned a draw at Ipswich Town.
The Black Cats host Ipswich at the Stadium of Light looking to arrest an alarming drop in form in recent weeks and get themselves back among the promotion race.
The Wearsiders hold games in hand over everyone above them in the League One table but know they will have to rediscover their early season form if they are to put an end to a three game losing streak with the Tractor Boys visit to the Stadium of Light.
But here, though, we look as what has been happening on Wearside and around League One over the past 24 hours.
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The Wearsiders hold games in hand over everyone above them in the League One table but know they will have to rediscover their early season form if they are to put an end to a three game losing streak with the Tractor Boys visit to the Stadium of Light.