Team news and live score updates as Sunderland face Brighton at the Stadium of Light
Sunderland resume their Premier League campaign when they welcome Brighton to the Stadium of Light on Saturday
The Black Cats are looking to bounce back from a dismal FA Cup defeat at Port Vale last time out, and build on their significant achievement of reaching 40 points with nine games of the Premier League campaign to go.
They’ll face a stern test against a Brighton side established at the level even if they currently sit three points and places behind Sunderland in the table. Fabian Hurzeler’s side are in improving form, beaten narrowly by Arsenal last time out but having won their previous two league fixtures before that.
It looks set to be a fascinating afternoon at the Stadium of Light and as ever, we’ll bring you live updates from the ground throughout the afternoon in our live blog below, starting with the team news and running right through to the post-match reaction...