Sunderland welcome Ipswich, and former manager Mick McCarthy, to the Stadium of Light tomorrow in what is a must-win game at the bottom of the Championship.

The Black Cats currently sit second-bottom in the Championship table after a disappointing 3-1 defeat to relegation rivals Birmingham on Tuesday.

Nonetheless, they are just one point adrift of safety and a win against the Tractor Boys could well lift them out of the drop zone.

Ipswich head to Wearside in 12th place, but have won just one of their last eight games in all competitions.

What time does Sunderland vs Ipswich kick-off?

The action gets under way at 3pm.

It is one of 11 Championship games taking place on Saturday.

Is Sunderland vs Ipswich on TV? How can I follow it live?

This one isn’t on TV, but you can 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.

Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy
Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy

What are the injury concerns? Who is in the teams?

Sunderland are without Jack Rodwell, Duncan Watmore and Darron Gibson through injury, while both Jake Clarke-Salter and Lamine Kone are doubtful.

Deadline day signings Lee Camp, Ovie Ejaria and Ashley Fletcher are all in line to make their debuts for the Black Cats.

Sunderland likely XI: Camp; Matthews, Browning, O’Shea, Wilson, Oviedo; Cattermole, Honeyman, Ejaria; Fletcher, Lua Lua

Ipswich likely XI: Bialkowski; Spence, Carter-Vickers, Chambers, Knudsen; McGoldrick, Connolly, Gleeson, Celina; Waghorn, Garner

Who is the ref?

Darren England is the man in the middle on Saturday.

He has officiated Sunderland on three occasions and the Black Cats are yet to lose when he has been their referee.

England has presided over away draws at Hull and Brentford as well as the crucial win at Burton Albion.

What are the bookies saying?

Sunderland 6/4

Ipswich 2/1

Draw 21/10