With six games to go, the Black Cats remain in the top three having failed to close the gap to the top two after back-to-back defeats.
But victory against Blackpool today could propel the side closer to the automatic promotion places
And ahead of the clash, Lee Johnson has some key decisions to make when it comes to team selection.
His options have been bolstered in recent weeks with the returns of Jordan Jones and Denver Hume, while the likes of Carl Winchester and Aiden O’Brien will also be pushing for starts as the side head to Bloomfield Road.
So what team would our writers pick? Here, Mark Donnelly names the side he would field against the Pool – with Two changes from the midweek defeat at Wigan:
And ahead of the clash, Lee Johnson has some key decisions to make when it comes to team selection.