SUNDERLAND's pre-season preparations continue as they take on League Two side Bradford City on Tuesday evening.

Here are all the details of the game - and how you can watch it.


WHERE IS THE GAME TAKING PLACE?

Sunderland will head to West Yorkshire to take on Bradford at their home ground, Valley Parade.

The ground is now known as the Utilita Energy Stadium because of sponsorship reasons, and its postcode is BD8 7DY if you're heading down and going to be using SatNav.

Sunderland's last competitive visit to Bradford came in League One in 2018, and saw them win 2-1 thanks to goals from Josh Maja and Jack Baldwin.


WHAT TIME IS KICK-OFF? 

The game kicks off at 7pm, with the earlier kick-off time already having been set before this week's sweltering conditions were predicted.


ARE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE?

Tickets for the game have been on sale to Sunderland supporters via the club website, but that sale has stopped to allow for distribution.

Bradford's website states that the game is an all-ticket affair, with no admission available on the turnstiles.

However, it also says that "tickets remain available right up until kick-off, with the lower tiers of both The Kop and The JCT600 Family Stand open for home supporters, and Sunderland allocated The Bradford Lifts Stand.

"All matchday ticket sales will be from the traditional Burlington Street Box Office. Please DO NOT head to the Valley Parade Ticket Office on matchday, and instead visit the Burlington Street Box Office for all ticketing sales and enquiries."

 

HOW YOU CAN WATCH THE GAME FROM HOME?

There is no television coverage of the game, but the friendly will be streamed live via Sunderland's website, with streaming passes available for purchase here.

A match pass for the game is priced at £7.50.


WHAT MIGHT SUNDERLAND'S SIDE BE?

Having fielded a strong side in Saturday's win over Dundee United, Alex Neil is expected to select another strong line-up to face Bradford.

However, with temperatures at kick-off predicted to be in the high 30s, expect plenty of changes as well as water breaks.

Ross Stewart was back in the team at the weekend, having recovered from injury, so it will be interesting to see if the Scotsman is asked to play twice in the space of four days.

Luke O’Nien, Jay Matete, Carl Winchester, Lynden Gooch, Elliot Embleton and Jack Clarke were all unused substitutes at Tannadice, so as Alex Neil looks to manage workloads, there has to be a good chance they will all start against the Bantams.


WHAT IS THE OPPOSITION LIKE?

Bradford are under the management of Mark Hughes, and finished 14th in last season's League Two table.

They boast former Middlesbrough duo Brad Halliday and Richie Smallwood in their first-team squad, as well as ex-Newcastle United trainee Alex Gilliead.

They enjoyed a decent pre-season victory at the weekend, seeing off York City 4-1 at the LNER Community Stadium thanks to goals from Kian Scales, Andrew Cook, Lee Angol and Kian Harratt.