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Sunderland confirm new date for clash with Fleetwood Town at the Stadium of Light

Sunderland's home game against Fleetwood Town has been rescheduled for March.

The Black Cats will take on the Cod Army at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday, March 8, with kick-off at 7.45pm.

The game was originally due to be played on Sunday, January 2, but the match was postponed after Fleetwood informed the EFL that a combination of injuries and players affected by Covid had left them with insufficient players to fulfil the fixture.

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It was one of two Fleetwood fixtures postponed just after Christmas, the other being their game against Sunderland's promotion rivals Wigan at the DW Stadium on December 29.

A statement released by Fleetwood at the time said: "The club has worked hard to ensure that it has been able to fulfil the fixture, however, taking into account the number of injuries and positive Covid-19 cases within the squad, the club does not have a sufficient number of players available in order to fulfil the fixture."

Fleetwood's game at Wigan has also been rearranged, and will be played on Tuesday, March 8.

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