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Sunderland travel to Bury on Thursday evening, as they take on Lee Clark's side in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The Black Cats will bring a squad mixed with youth and experience to Gigg Lane as they look to advance to round two of the competition.

Simon Grayson's men kicked off the season with a 1-1 draw with Derby County on Friday, as Lewis Grabban's penalty was enough to cancel out Bradley Johnson's opener.

Sunderland actually played the League One side at Gigg Lane four weeks ago, as a brace from Josh Maja and a goal from Jack Rodwell helped secure a 3-2 win.

The Shakers are managed by former Sunderland midfielder Clark, and there is certainly no love lost between the Black Cats fans and the Geordie manager.

What time does Bury vs Sunderland kick-off?

The action gets under way at 7.45pm.

It is the final first round game, with the rest of the fixtures taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

Is Bury vs Sunderland on TV? How can I follow it live?

Yes, this one is on TV, with Sky Sports broadcasting the game on both their Main Event and Football channels.

You can also follow all the action on ChronicleLive with our matchday live blog. We’ll be bringing you all the pre-match talk, live match commentary and any post-match reaction and analysis.

What are the injury concerns? Who is in the teams?

The Black Cats are missing Paddy McNair and Donald Love, while Jack Rodwell has missed much of pre-season with an injury. Left-back Bryan Oviedo picked up a knock while on international duty with Costa Rica and hasn’t featured in pre-season.

Grayson also has a big decision to make over Wahbi Khazri, Jeremain Lens and Lamine Kone, with all three rumoured to be leaving Wearside before the window closes.

Robbin Ruiter is in line to make his competitive debut, after fellow summer signings Jason Steele, Tyias Browning, Brendan Galloway, Aiden McGeady, Lewis Grabban and James Vaughan all made their bows against Derby.

Bury likely XI: Murphy; Jones, Aldred, Thompson, Leigh; Reilly, Dawson; Maguire, Ismail, Ajose; Beckford

Sunderland likely XI: Ruiter; Love, O'Shea, Browning, Matthews; Gibson, Cattermole; Honeyman, McGeady, Gooch; Asoro

Who is the ref?

Robert Jones will be the man in the middle on Thursday evening.

What are the bookies saying?

Bury 5/2

Sunderland evens

Draw 11/4