How to watch today's Sunderland vs Cardiff City EFL Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Sunderland will take on Cardiff in the Championship at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

Sunderland are fourth in the standings and in the hot seat for a spot in the playoffs. They have a 12-point lead over fifth-placed Coventry.

Cardiff are in the danger zone, languishing near the bottom of the standings in 21st spot. They will be desperate for points.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Sunderland vs Cardiff online - TV channels & live streams

Paramount+

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The match will be shown live on Paramount+ in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Sunderland vs Cardiff kick-off time

Championship - Championship

Stadium of Light

The match will be played at the Stadium of Light on Saturday, with kick-off at 10 am ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Sunderland vs Cardiff lineups

Sunderland

4-3-3

Formation

4-2-3-1

CAC

1

A. Patterson

32

T. Hume

13

L. O'Nien

33

L. Hjelde

26

C. Mepham

8

A. Browne

4

D. Neil

7

J. Bellingham

10

P. Roberts

14

R. Mundle

12

E. Mayenda

1

E. Horvath

11

C. O'Dowda

23

J. Bagan

4

D. Goutas

38

P. Ng

39

I. Davies

47

C. Robinson

27

R. Colwill

12

C. Chambers

15

S. Mannsverk

22

Y. Salech

4-2-3-1

CAC

SUN

-Line up

• 1

  A. Patterson

• 32

  T. Hume

• 13

  L. O'Nien

• 33

  L. Hjelde

  56’

  56’

• 26

  C. Mepham

  77’

• 8

  A. Browne

  56’

• 4

  D. Neil

• 7

  J. Bellingham

• 10

  P. Roberts

  2’

  24’

• 14

  R. Mundle

  72’

• 12

  E. Mayenda

  2’

Substitutes

• 21

  S. Moore

• 30

  M. Aleksic

• 45

  J. Anderson

• 40

  T. Watson

  72’

• 23

  J. Seelt

• 50

  H. Jones

• 18

  W. Isidor

  56’

  77’

• 11

  C. Rigg

  24’

• 3

  D. Cirkin

  56’

Manager

• R. Le Bris

CAC

-Line up

• 1

  E. Horvath

• 11

  C. O'Dowda

• 23

  J. Bagan

  69’

• 4

  D. Goutas

• 38

  P. Ng

• 39

  I. Davies

  41’

  59’

• 47

  C. Robinson

  72’

• 27

  R. Colwill

• 12

  C. Chambers

  63’

  72’

• 15

  S. Mannsverk

  82’

• 22

  Y. Salech

Substitutes

• 2

  W. Fish

  72’

• 18

  A. Robertson

  72’

• 49

  L. Giles

• 16

  C. Willock

• 29

  W. Alves

  59’

• 41

  M. Turner

• 51

  D. Mafico

• 45

  C. Ashford

  82’

• 48

  D. Lawlor

Manager

• O. Riza

Sunderland team news

Sunderland boss Le Bris has confirmed that Ian Poveda faces approximately a month on the sidelines after sustaining an injury in training.

The home side is also dealing with multiple absentees, including Dan Ballard, Aji Alese, Ahmed Abdullahi, Niall Huggins, Jayden Danns, and Enzo Le Fée. However, winger Tommy Watson has fully recovered from injury.

Cardiff team news

As for Cardiff, they remain without Jak Alnwick, Ollie Tanner, David Turnbull, Jesper Daland, Yakou Meite, and Joe Ralls. Andy Rinomhota has also joined the growing injury list after being forced off at halftime in Tuesday’s defeat to Burnley due to a hamstring issue.

On a positive note, Leicester City loanee Will Alves is fit and available for selection.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

SUN

Last 5 matches

CAC

3

Wins

0

Draws

2

Wins

• Cardiff

  0

  -

  2

  Sunderland

• Cardiff

  0

  -

  2

  Sunderland

• Sunderland

  0

  -

  1

  Cardiff

• Cardiff

  0

  -

  1

  Sunderland

• Sunderland

  0

  -

  1

  Cardiff

5

Goals scored

2

Games over 2.5 goals

0/5

Both teams scored

0/5

Standings

Useful links

• Latest betting updates
• Championship news
• Sunderland team page
• Cardiff team page
• Soccer on TV in the US
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