Sunderland vs Watford: How to watch, match officials, predicted XI

Sunderland host Watford in the Championship this evening.

Sunderland host Watford in the Championship this evening.

Sunderland go up against Championship strugglers Watford tonight, with the Black Cats looking to maintain their current spot in the top six.

Tony Mowbray's side cruised past Sheffield Wednesday last time out, winning 3-0 at Hillsborough.

Watford though have won just two games all season and sit in 21st place of the table ahead of tonight's game.

Last season, Sunderland and Watford played out two 2-2 draws.

How to watch?

Sunderland against Watford will be available on SAFC Live for international viewers; with those in the UK can watch that through a VPN.

And UK viewers will also be able to catch this one on Sky Sports, with the game live on Sky Sports Arena and Sky Sports Mix.

For all the info on how to watch, click here.

Andy Davies is the referee for tonight's game.

Graham Kane and Carl Fitch-Jackson are the assistants, with Simon Mather the Fourth Official.

For all the info on tonight's match officials, click here.

Midfield trio Jewison Bennette, Bradley Dack, and Pierre Ekwah are all doubts to feature in tonight's game.

Elsewhere, the likes of Eliexer Mayenda, Aji Alese, jay Matete, Dennis Cirkin, Timothee Pembele, and Corry Evans remain longer-term absentees.

Here's how we expect the Black Cats to line up tonight...

Patterson (GK)

Huggins

Ballard

O'Nien

Hume

Neil

Pritchard

Clarke

Bellingham

Roberts

Burstow

For all the latest team news, click here.

Kick off is at 7:45pm tonight.