In a rearranged Sky Bet League One fixture from Boxing Day, Sunderland are back on home soil at the Stadium of Light earlier than anticipated as we take on second-placed Hull City on Saturday evening.
The Lads will search for our first win of 2021 after last weekendâs stalemate at Northampton Town, whilst Hull defeated Charlton Athletic 2-0 to start the calendar year, putting an end to a run of three straight defeats.
With several League One clubs involved in Emirates FA Cup third round action this weekend, just half of the division face a league fixture â including Rochdale and Crewe Alexandra, who like the Lads, have rearranged their initial meeting for this Saturday with both clubs having a weekend slot available. Rochdaleâs results have been remarkably fluctuant in recent weeks, with 4-0 and 5-0 wins joined by two 4-1 defeats in four of their last five games. They sit in the relegation places having just played 18 games, whilst Crewe sit ninth, having built an im