Sunderland return to Premier League action on Saturday evening as they welcome reigning champions Arsenal to the Stadium of Light (8pm). The Black Cats will be looking to continue their encouraging start to the new campaign after collecting four points from their opening three league fixtures and progressing in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

The official programme for the game was Programme No. 39 of the 1968/69 season, incorporating the Football League Review, and cost just one shilling.

Sunderland’s Premier League fixtures against Manchester United and Liverpool in December have been selected for live broadcast on Sky Sports. Régis Le Bris’ side will travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Wednesday 30th December (7.30pm).

Sunderland return to cup action on Tuesday evening as they welcome Hull City to the Stadium of Light in the third round of the Carabao Cup (7.45pm). Régis Le Bris’ side drew 1-1 with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday, following a 1-0 home victory over Fulham and a narrow opening-day defeat at Ipswich Town.

Sunderland left west London with a fully-deserved point, and the draw at Brentford felt like another useful marker of how far the Lads come over the past 12 months. Enzo Le Fée’s late penalty cancelled out Vitaly Janelt’s second-half opener, but the scoreline could so easily have been very different.

Sunderland are back in Premier League action on Saturday afternoon as they travel to west London to face Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium (3pm). The Lads will be looking to build on Sunday's win over Fulham at the Stadium of Light, with Wilson Isidor’s second-half strike securing Régis Le Bris’ side their first points of the new season.