The identity of Sunderland's opponents in the Third Round of the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON will be revealed when the draw is made this Sunday.
The draw will take place live on ITV 1 at approximately 3.55pm - don't forget to log on to safc.com for the news as soon as it breaks if you can't make it to a television.
Last season, Sunderland defeated Bolton Wanderers 2-1 at the third-round stage thanks to goals from Kenwyne Jones and Djibril Cisse at the Stadium of Light. Ebi Smolarek replied for the visitors late on.
However, Ricky Sbragia's Black Cats crashed out in round four, going down 2-1 at Blackburn following a replay. David Healy scored Sunderland's solitary goal.