Sunderland fans arrive in London for League One play-off final

The Black Cats take on Wycombe Wanderers in their final game of the season, which if they win, sees them promoted back to the Championship.

This is the fourth season Sunderland have spent in League One after they were relegated in 2018.

Around 50,000 fans are travelling from the North East in the hopes of seeing the club claim victory.

Take a look at some of our pictures below of Sunderland fans in London this evening (Friday)

Sunderland fans in Covent Garden

Robin Bond - from Durham - now lives in Prague where he has flown over from

Sunderland will head to Wembley for the fourth time in four seasons tomorrow afternoon – with head coach Alex Neil hoping the League One play-off final with Wycombe Wanderers will finally mark the start of the club’s rise back up the leagues.

The Black Cats are coming to the end of their fourth season as a League One club, and while they have consistently found themselves battling towards the top end of the table, they have so far been unable to secure a return to the Championship.

Their first season in the third tier ended in the heartbreak of Wembley defeat to Charlton Athletic, their second was curtailed by the Covid pandemic, and their third saw them come up short again as they lost to Lincoln City in the play-off semi-finals.

There is a marked mood of optimism as they head to Wembley again today, with their semi-final victory over Sheffield Wednesday having extended their unbeaten run to 15 matches, and Sunderland’s players will also have the backing of around 50,000 Wearsiders, who will be packing out the national stadium.