Two Sunderland games have been picked for live TV coverage next month. The Black Cats' game against play-off rivals Norwich City at Carrow Road will be screened live on Sky, and the match - which was due to take place on Saturday, March 11 - will now be played on Sunday, March 12, with kick-off at 12noon.
Sunderland's game against automatic promotion contenders Sheffield United at the Stadium of Light will also be shown live on Sky. The date for that game, Wednesday March 15, remains the same but the match will now kick off at 8pm.
As it stands, these two latest fixtures will be the 15th and 16th times Sunderland have been shown live on TV this season. The Black Cats' Championship season-opener against Coventry City at the end of July was picked, as were their games at Sheffield United and at home to Norwich in August.
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In September, their games at Middlesbrough and Reading were shown live, and in October their trip to Blackburn was also picked. In November their game at Birmingham City was on TV, and in December their home games against Millwall, West Bromwich Albion, and Blackburn were all chosen.
In January their home game against Boro was shown live, and this month the Black Cats' trip to Coventry will be on TV, before the two games just announced in March. In addition, Sunderland's Carabao Cup tie at Sheffield back in August was on Sky, and next week's FA Cup fourth round replay against Fulham at the Stadium of Light will be shown on BBC1.
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