Sunderland host MK Dons this afternoon in Sky Bet League One at the Stadium Of Light Football League World will be bringing you live updates from Wearside as both sides look to get a much-needed three points. Ahead of the fixture we've pieced together the key bits of information to set you up.

Form so far

Phil Parkinson's side have enjoyed a decent start to the campaign so far and find themselves in sixth position in League One going into this contest. Despite suffering two cup defeats in the last week, the Black Cats are unbeaten in three in the league and will be hoping to add another positive result to their tally this weekend. For MK Dons it's been a tough start to the season with just two victories under their belts, but with back-t0-back draws in their last two league outings they'll be hoping to kick on from their current 19th place position.

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Team news 

Sunderland could welcome back four key first team players for this contest. Denver Hume, Max Power, Luke O'Nien and Lynden Gooch have been out since the victory over Ipswich Town at the start of the month but are back in contention for this one. CallumLuke McFadzean misses out through injury, while Conor McLaughlin and Tom Flanagan are on international duty. As for MK Dons they're set to be without George Williams, Joe Mason and Kieran Agard for this one, while Regan Poole and Daniel Harvie are away on international duty.

Previous meetings

Sunderland will be hoping to continue their dominance in this fixture. The two sides have faced each other four times in their history with the Black Cats coming out on top every time. Last season saw the Wearsiders claim a 2-1 victory at the Stadium Of Light, before pinching a 1-0 victory at Stadium MK in January.