The story of the day as Sunderland held by Northampton Town to tee-up Lincoln City play-off tie
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The Black Cats have already secured their spot in the top six and are guaranteed to finish in at least fifth, but could climb up to third should results go their way today.
And with a shot at promotion to the Championship ahead, boss Lee Johnson is keen to rack-up another positive result after last week’s encouraging showing at Plymouth Argyle.
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Hide AdSunderland could welcome back Aiden McGeady and Charlie Wyke with Johnson set to make big calls on the duo after they missed out last weekend. The likes of Tom Flanagan, Conor McLaughlin and Jake Vokins may also play some part.
Our team of writers will be in place at the Stadium of Light to bring you all the team news, match updates, analysis and reaction from today’s game.
FT: Sunderland AFC 1-1 Northampton Town (Winchester 87; Hoskins 84)
Key Events
- Sunderland welcome Northampton Town to the Stadium of Light in their final game of the regular League One season (12pm kick-off)
- The Black Cats are guaranteed a top five finish and will today discover their play-off opponents
- Lee Johnson could welcome back Aiden McGeady and Charlie Wyke
- SAFC XI: Burge; McLaughlin, Wright, O’Nien, Hume; Power, Scowen; Diamond, Jones, Gooch; Wyke
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Well, here we are. 46 League One games, and the regular season comes to an end today with Sunderland welcoming Northampton to Wearside.
Both sides have little to play for, with the Black Cats guaranteed a play-off place and Northampton already relegated.
But with Sunderland still able to finish as high as third, Lee Johnson will no doubt be keen to end the campaign on a high.
So, let’s dive straight into all the build-up...
Here’s how League One is shaping-up ahead of today’s fixtures...
Sunderland are guaranteed to finish within the top five, but could climb to third if results go their way today.
All eyes will be on the race for the final play-off spot as Portsmouth, Oxford and Charlton do battle for sixth.
Here’s the full list of League One fixtures:
- Blackpool v Bristol Rovers
- Charlton Athletic v Hull City
- Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town
- Doncaster Rovers v Peterborough United
- Gillingham v Plymouth Argyle
- Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town
- Lincoln City v AFC Wimbledon
- MK Dons v Rochdale
- Oxford United v Burton Albion
- Portsmouth v Accrington Stanley
- Wigan Athletic v Swindon Town
All games will kick-off at 12pm.
Will Grigg has been discussing his future at the Stadium of Light
With his loan deal at MK Dons set to expire, Grigg was quizzed on his future by MKFM.
Here’s what he had to say:
Will GriggIt’s one of those things, I’ve got another year left at Sunderland and as far as I’m aware at the moment I’ll be going back there in pre-season.
Football’s a funny game, you never know what’s going to happen, there’s obviously lots of factors to go in if anything’s going to happen, but the support from the fans has been unbelievable from the first day I came back.
That was part of the reason why I wanted to come back, because of my rapport with the fans and my relationship with the club from previous times, so it’s great to be back and you never know what’s going to happen in the future.