The striker brings up his century of matches for the club just over two years since signing on winter transfer deadline day in 2021, which actually fell on February 1st that year.

Adebayo is part of an unchanged side from the one that beat Bristol City 1-0 at Kenilworth Road in midweek, as the Hatters look to make it six matches unbeaten - and eight away from home in the league - against a Sunderland side sitting 12th in the Sky Bet Championship table.

TOWN: Horvath; Drameh, Osho, Lockyer (C), Bell, Doughty; Nakamba, Berry, Campbell; Morris, Adebayo.

Subs: Shea, Woodrow, Lansbury, Burke, Clark, Onyedinma, Taylor.

BLACK CATS: Patterson, Batth (C), Ballard, Neil, Roberts, Clarke, Gelhardt, Hume, Ba, O'Nien, Michut.

Subs: Bass, Lihadji, Bennette, Gooch, Ekwah, Diallo, Pritchard.

REFEREE: Scott Oldham