Basement side Plymouth Argyle visit promotion contenders Sunderland as they play catch-up with the remainder of the bottom half.
Argyle are five points adrift of 23rd placed Luton Town and six points below 21st placed Derby County, sinking deeper into the threat of relegation after not registering a single league win since their 1-0 victory over Portsmouth in November.
Hosts Sunderland are having a better time as of late, fourth place on the table and winning three of their past four league games (D1).
Sunderland have lost seven of their last 10 league games against Plymouth Argyle in the second tier (W3), though did win this exact fixture 3-1 last season.