Sunderland v Middlesbrough: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Sunderland won their first four Championship games but they suffered a setback last Saturday when losing 3-2 at Plymouth.

They will be looking to bounce back against north east rivals Middlesbrough, who slipped to tenth after last weekend’s 1-1 draw at home to Preston.

Sunderland v Middlesbrough and TV channel

Saturday's match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football in the UK.

Sunderland v Middlesbrough kick-off time, date and venue

The fixture kicks off at 12:30 UK time on Saturday 21st September and it is being held at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England.

Sunderland v Middlesbrough stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Sunderland’s four-match Championship winning streak came to an end last weekend but they will be targeting a third straight home win when taking on Middlesbrough, who are unbeaten in three league fixtures.

They have played each other 151 times with Sunderland registering 62 victories and Middlesbrough winning on 50 occasions.

Sunderland v Middlesbrough head-to-head record (H2H)

Sunderland wins	62
Draws	39
Middlesbrough wins	50

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

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Sunderland v Middlesbrough team news

Sunderland team news

Sunderland are slightly stretched at the back with Aji Alese (ankle) ruled out and Jensen Seelt (knee) rated doubtful.

Middlesbrough team news

Tom Smith and Alex Bangura (both Achilles) are sidelined and Jonny Howson (leg) and Marcus Forss (hamstring) are doubts.