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Sunderland face Luton Town in the second leg of the Championship play-offs – and we’ve got all the action covered.
The Black Cats have a 2-1 lead following the first leg at the Stadium of Light, courtesy of goals from Amad and Trai Hume.
Head coach Tony Mowbray still has several injury issues to deal with, though, as his side aim to reach the play-off final at Wembley later this month.
We’ll have live updates, analysis and reaction from Kenilworth Road throughout the evening:
LIVE: Luton vs Sunderland
So both sides are unchanged from Saturday’s first leg, with Patrick Roberts and Alex Pritchard passed fit for Sunderland.
Aji Alese is named on the bench, with the defender involved in the matchday squad for the first time since March following a thigh injury.
Forward Joe Taylor replaces Luke Freeman on Luton’s bench.
Here are our predicted sides for tonight’s match:
Predicted Luton XI: Horvath, Osho, Lockyer, Bell, Drameh, Berry, Nakamba, Mpanzu, Doughty, Adebayo, Morris
Predicted Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, O’Nien, Gooch, Roberts, Neil, Ekwah, Clarke, Pritchard, Amad, Gelhardt
And here’s what Luton boss Rob Edwards had to say.
“We’ll try and be the best version of the team that finished third in the league this year, that’s it, we want to attack the game,.
“We know we have to win it to stand any chance of going through, so it’s pretty easy for us.
Our task is very similar to a normal league game, we want to try and attack it and win the game, obviously now this is a bit of a final if you like, because there’s something at the end of it.
“Going into the semi-final, we wanted to win it, we wanted to be in the best position possible, but at the same time, going away, to the Stadium of Light, you want to be in the tie and we’re in the tie.”
Here’s what Mowbray had to say in Monday’s pre-match press conference.
“I think the team are good and in good spirits.
“We believe we can compete against anybody in the league.
“I think this game against a team that finished 11 points ahead of us, third in the league, they have been growing their club for the past three or four years.
“They have an experienced group of players and are very together. I think we did amazing to come out on top in the first game.
“I’m not anticipating too much different the second game. It’s a tighter environment of course. They might double down on what they do and how they play.
“We have to do the same really. We don’t have plan B really, putting a quick guy up top and turning them round and playing in behind.
“What gives us a lot of confidence is that we generally have scored a lot of goals this season without a centre-forward.
“I think the team feel they are going to score. We’ll be going to try and win the football match and be positive.”
