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There has been a late change for Sunderland actually.

Dennis Cirkin was injured in the warm up, so is replaced by Nectarios Triantis.

With central defenders Dan Ballard and Luke O'Nien both suspended for this one, Jenson Seelt comes in to make his full debut. Dennis Cirkin also comes in.

Sunderland: Patterson, Hume, Cirkin, Seelt, Huggins, Ekwah, Roberts, Neil, Bellingham, Clarke, Rusyn.

Substitutes: Silva Semedo, Burstow, Mayenda, Ba, Pritchard, Aouchiche, Triantis, Bishop, Dack.

Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney has named an unchanged starting XI after they their draw with high-flying Ipswich last time out.

Birmingham City: Ruddy, Laird, Sanderson, Aiwu, Drameh, James, Sunjic, Miyoshi, Burke, Bacuna, Stansfield.

Substitutes: Etheridge, Roberts, Hogan, Jutkiewicz, Dembele, Gardner, Longelo, Oakley, Khela.

Win a few on the spin, then stall, then wow, then whoa... that sort of sums up Sunderland's trot of late.

After fine back-to-back wins against Sheffield Wednesday and Watford in late September and early October, the Black Cats have managed to win just one of their previous five games.

That win was a 3-1 beating of Norwich recently, but they were held by Swansea in a goalless draw last time out.

What, oh what, can we expect to see of Tony Mowbray's men today?

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It’s a mid-November trip to Sunderland for mid-table Birmingham City, but this has must-win stamped all over it for Blues boss Wayne Rooney.

He has taken just the one point from the 12 up for grabs in his first four games.

The excitement and fanfare of his arrival back in the English game after leaving DC United already feels like a long time ago, with Birmingham now 15th in the table after he replaced John Eustace when they were sixth.

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The weekend action in the EFL got under way yesterday evening with a Lancashire derby at the top end of the Championship.

Defender Liam Lindsay popped up with a last-minute winner for Preston at Blackburn to send the 6,000 travelling fans home in great spirits.

That win means Ryan Lowe's men have moved up to fourth after two successive wins, after a seven-match run without a victory.

As for match-winner Lindsay, that's his third goal of the season already. He didn't score any in 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Before we look further ahead to the day’s action, let's recap how the weekend kicked off under lights last night.

We're well into the derby between Peterborough and Cambridge and we'll keep you updated on events at the Weston Homes Stadium.

But let's take a quick look at how both sides are looking going into today's game.

The Posh who sit fourth in the League One table have won each of their last five Football League home games against Cambridge United, a run that spans from 1997 to 2022.

However, 13th-placed Cambridge won the last league meeting between the two sides 2-0 in April last season; not since April 1990 have the U’s won consecutive Football League games against the Posh.

Peterborough's last league outing was a 2-1 defeat at Wigan which was their fourth loss so far this season while Cambridge drew 0-0 against Wycombe Wanderers.

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A midday hello to one and all for another afternoon packed with English Football League action.

Today we start in the north east and the Stadium of Light where Birmingham City go in search of their first win under Wayne Rooney after the bright spark of earning their first point under the former England captain against Ipswich a week ago.

Sunderland, of course, will have plenty to say about that.

Alongside that early Championship game at 12:30 GMT we also have updates from the League One Cambridgeshire derby between Peterborough and Cambridge United, which kicked off about 15 minutes ago.

Stick with us for updates from those two games and the full schedule, which get up and running and 15:00 GMT.