Sunderland welcome Barnsley to the Stadium of Light on Monday as they look to make it two wins on the bounce.
Aiden McGeady’s first-half strike proved to be the difference on Saturday, as Sunderland earned a vital 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
The win lifted the Black Cats out of the Championship relegation zone and just one point behind Monday’s opponents Barnsley.
Chris Coleman’s side will be looking for the win that would see them leapfrog the Tykes in the Championship table.
What time does Sunderland vs Barnsley kick-off?
The action gets under way at 3pm.
It is one of nine Championship games taking place on New Year’s day.
Is Sunderland vs Barnsley on TV? How can I follow it live?
This one is not on TV. You can, however, follow all the action on ChronicleLive with our matchday live blog. We’ll be bringing you all the pre-match talk, live match commentary and any post-match reaction and analysis.
What are the injury concerns? Who is in the teams?
Sunderland are without Lewis Grabban, Lamine Kone, Lee Cattermole, Jack Rodwell, Didier Ndong, Jonny Williams, Duncan Watmore and Lynden Gooch through injury, although Paddy McNair is expected to be available.
Sunderland likely XI: Ruiter; Love, Browning, O’Shea, Wilson, Matthews; McManaman, Honeyman, Gibson, McGeady; Maja
Barnsley likely XI: Davies; Yiadom. Pinnock, Lindasy, Fryers; Hammill, Williams, Gardner, Barnes; Bradshaw, Thiam
Who is the ref?
Robert Jones will be the man in the middle on Monday.
He has officiated Sunderland on one occasion this season - their 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Bury.
What are the bookies saying?
Sunderland 11/10
Barnsley 14/5
Draw 12/5
Opta facts
- Sunderland have won eight of their last nine home league matches against Barnsley (L1), with this their first match against them at the Stadium of Light since October 2006.
- The Tykes haven’t done a league double over the Black Cats since the 1986/87 campaign when they were managed by Allan Clarke.
- These sides last met on New Year’s Day in 1992, with Sunderland winning 2-0 at Roker Park with goals from Gordon Armstrong and Don Goodman.
- Sunderland have won one of their last 12 home league matches played on a Monday (D7 L4), with that win coming in August 2006 against West Bromwich Albion.
- Chris Coleman has won three of his four previous Championship meetings against Barnsley (D1), though this is his first match against them since January 2010, a 3-1 win for Coventry.
- Since a run of four wins in seven away matches in all competitions between December 2016 and February 2017, Barnsley have won three of their subsequent 20 (D4 L13).