The Black Cats haven’t faced the Latics since 2013, when they ran out 3-2 winners.
Their biggest success actually came a year prior, however, with Martin O’Neill’s men dishing out a 4-1 thrashing.
Craig Gardner, James McClean, Stephane Sessegnon, and David Vaughan were on the scoresheet in that match, but what happened to the rest of Sunderland’s starting XI – and three subs – that day?
Click and scroll through the pages below:
1. Simon Mignolet
Mignolet left Sunderland in a high-profile move to Liverpool at the beginning of the 2013/14 campaign, but endured a mixed spell at Anfield, and was eventually displaced as number one. The stop is now back in his native Belgium, plying his trade for Club Brugge. (Photo by ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: ANDREW YATES
2. John O'Shea
The big Irishman has called time on his playing career these days, but not before having a fairly underwhelming swansong at Reading. O'Shea spent the 2018/19 campaign in Berkshire, but made just 11 appearances. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images,) Photo: Nigel Roddis
3. Matthew Kilgallon
Kilgallon has been something of a journeyman since leaving Sunderland. The centre-back spent some time at Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City before moving to Scotland. Bizarrely, he then enjoyed a stint in India with Hyderabad before making a move to non-league Buxton. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Photo: Stu Forster
4. Jack Colback
Colback won himself few admirers on Wearside when he made the move from Sunderland to Newcastle United in 2014. The midfielder struggled for game time on Tyneside for large spells of his time with the Magpies, and made a permanent move to Nottingham Forest earlier this year. (Photo by Richard Sellers/Getty Images) Photo: Richard Sellers