WANDERERS will be aiming to continue their recent form when they host Sunderland on Saturday afternoon (KO 3pm).

Ian Evatt’s men enter the game in high spirits following back-to-back wins against Ipswich and Shrewsbury.

Team news

Wanderers winger Xavier Amaechi is back in contention after missing several games with a hamstring injury.

Kieran Lee should also be available despite being substituted at half-time in the win at Shrewsbury.

Josh Sheehan, Lloyd Isgrove and Andrew Tutte remain sidelined as they continue their respective recoveries.

Opposition lowdown

Sunderland sit second in the League One table, having won 16 of their 28 matches so far this season.

The Black Cats recorded a 1-0 win against Portsmouth in their last outing thanks to Elliot Embleton’s first-half strike.

Patrick Roberts could make his debut at the UniBol after joining on loan from Manchester City last week.

Head-to-head

  • Wanderers have faced Sunderland 149 times in their history, with a record of 49 wins, 37 draws and 63 defeats
  • Their last win in the fixture came in February 2018 when Zach Clough scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory at the UniBol

Last meeting

The Black Cats recorded a narrow 1-0 victory when the sides met at the Stadium of Light earlier this season.

Carl Winchester scored the decisive goal, slotting home at the far post from Dennis Cirkin’s low cross after 17 minutes.

Eoin Doyle nearly got the Whites back on level terms before the break, but the Irishman was denied by a fine stop by Thorben Hoffman.

Predicted line-up

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