How to watch Sunderland vs Preston North End as Regis Le Bris searches for third-successive win in mini revival

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The Black Cats are on a roll, and you can watch Sunderland vs Preston North End to see if Regis Le Bris can mastermind a third-successive win.

After tight wins over Sheffield Wednesday and then Cardiff City this weekend, Sunderland are back on track. There’s even a glimmer of hope that they could sneak into the top two, though a very faint one.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	LeedsLeeds	36	22	10	4	72	23	49	76
2	Sheff UtdSheffield Utd	36	24	6	6	51	27	24	76
3	BurnleyBurnley	36	20	14	2	49	10	39	74
4	SunderlandSunderland	36	19	11	6	54	33	21	68
5	CoventryCoventry	36	16	8	12	52	46	6	56
6	West BromWest Brom	36	13	16	7	46	32	14	55

Beating Preston in the next game would go a long way to keeping those hopes alive. Regis Le Bris will have to prove Paul Heckingbottom wrong, then, but the odds are firmly stacked in Sunderland’s favour for this game.

Here, we look ahead to the big game, including details of how to watch Sunderland vs Preston, who will be in the team, and what history tells us about this fixture.

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Sunderland vs Preston North End kick-off time

The game will take place at the Stadium of Light, and is scheduled for a 7:45pm kick-off time on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

How to watch Sunderland vs Preston North End

You can watch Sunderland vs Preston on Sky + but there’s no pre-match build-up sadly.

Coverage starts at 7:45pm, which means it’s straight into the action on the night.

You can also catch the upcoming fixture on the SkyGo app if you’re on the move.

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Sunderland team and injury news

Sunderland will be without a few players for this game. The latest name to be added to the injury list is Patrick Roberts, who suffered a setback against Cardiff and had to come off after 25 minutes.

We know Enzo Le Fee is out for another four weeks, roughly, while Dan Ballard is a couple of weeks behind the Frenchman in his recovery.

Jayden Danns is due back in April and could feature in the play-offs, but we’ll still be waiting a while for his Black Cats’ debut.

Meanwhile, it is thought Ian Poveda faces another three weeks on the sidelines, and Salis Abdul Samed might be joining him for a similar period.

Sunderland vs Preston head-to-head record

This fixture has been a popular one through the years, with 126 meetings between the two teams. Sunderland have the edge, with 55 wins to Preston’s 36, and there has been a further 35 draws to share the spoils.

However, the past 12 instances of this fixture have not been too kind to Sunderland. Preston have actually won seven of those games, with three draws, and just one Black Cats win.

Earlier this season, the two teams played out a 0-0 draw at Deepdale in November, but Preston also knocked Sunderland out of the Carabao Cup in August, too.

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Sunderland vs Preston predictions

With home advantage and momentum on their side, we find it hard to look past a Sunderland win here. The Black Cats are full of confidence after those last two wins, and they’ll be desperate to keep that up.

Put us down for a 2-1 win to Sunderland, as they continue this trend of narrowly beating teams that they probably should be far more comfortable against. But, at this stage of the season, we’re sure they’ll take any three points they can get.