Everything you need to know about Sunderland’s pre-season friendly against Nottingham Forest including how to watch, team news and more.
Sunderland’s pre-season campaign is well underway as they prepare for the 2024/25 season. Regis Le Bris led the Black Cats out for the first time last weekend as they played non-league sides South Shields and Gateshead.
Now, Sunderland will face an opponent at the opposition end of the English pyramid. To start off the Black Cats’ pre-season tour in Spain, they will take on Nottingham Forest on Friday, July 19.
The Premier League side won promotion into the top flight in the 2021/22 campaign and has remained in the division ever since.
The match will no doubt be a tough test for Le Bris’ side as he assesses where the club is and what improvements need to be made.
Below, Sunderland AFC News has provided all the information you need ahead of the friendly match.
Read more: Everything you need to know about Sunderland’s pre-season.
How to watch Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest
Fans will be able to watch Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest live via the Sunderland website. Supporters will need to pay a £7 subscription fee to access the livestream. Kick-off for the tie is at 6pm UK time.
Dan Ballard set to miss Sunderland vs Nottingham Forest
One of the biggest players who is set to miss the game is Dan Ballard. The defender picked up an injury in the friendly against South Shields and is set to be ruled out for six weeks.
New signings Simon Moore and Alan Browne will travel after joining the Black Cats throughout the past 30 days.
Le Bris has also selected some youth prospects for the pre-season tour with Kelechi Chibueze and Tom Watson being the most notable young names.
Full squad
Goalkeepers: Anthony Patterson, Simon Moore, Kelechi Chibueze.
Defenders: Dennis Cirkin, Luke O’Nien, Dan Ballard, Trai Hume, Aji Alese, Leo Hjelde, Timothee Pembele, Joe Anderson, Nectarios Triantis, Niall Huggins, Jenson Seelt.
Midfielders: Dan Neil, Alan Browne, Chris Rigg, Pierre Ekwah, Elliot Embleton, Jay Matete, Romaine Mundle, Adil Aouchiche, Tom Watson, Jack Clarke, Jobe Bellingham, Patrick Roberts, Jewison Bennette, Abdoullah Ba.
Forwards: Eliezer Mayenda, Nazariy Rusyn, Luis Hemir.