The story of the day as dire Sunderland suffer a major blow in their promotion hopes

Sunderland AFC head to Bristol Rovers this evening as they look to reignite their automatic promotion hopes – and we’ll have live updates from the Memorial Stadium.
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Phil Parkinson’s side have failed to win in their last three League One games but, having lost only once during the same period, remain in touch with the top two.

So can they close the gap tonight? We’ll bring you team news, updates, analysis, reaction and more in our new-look blog – so simply scroll down: