Sunderland manager Gustavo Poyet has been successful in his quest to find a club to play in the vacant weekend of August 9th.
The Sunderland boss had been working hard to sort out a final pre-season before the Premier League season starts the following weekend.
Italian side Udinese are the club who have agreed to the game which will be played on Sat.Aug 9 with a kick off time of 15:00 at Bishop Auckland.
Tickets for the game are £15 for adults and £5 for concessions. Further details can be found on the club’s official website in due course.