Sunderland and Luton Town meet in the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final on Saturday evening as they continue their bid to earn promotion to the Premier League.
While the visitors have long secured their top-six spot, Sunderland required victory over Preston North End on the final day of the campaign to book their place in the end-of-season shake-up. These two teams are no strangers to each other with the corresponding league fixture having taken place just a few weeks ago. With both clubs remaining unbeaten since then, do not be surprised to see the same scoreline, a low-scoring draw arguably suiting the two sides ahead of the reverse fixture.



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桑德兰和卢顿将在周六晚上的英冠半决赛首回合碰面，他们将继续为晋级英超而战。
虽然客队早就锁定了前六的位置，但桑德兰需要在赛季最后一天战胜普雷斯顿，才能在赛季末的改组中获得一席之地。这两支球队对彼此并不陌生，因为几周前刚刚进行了相应的联赛。由于两家俱乐部在那之后都保持不败，所以看到同样的比分不要感到惊讶，一个低比分的平局可以说是适合两队的。