Poll: Is Sunderland versus Middlesbrough a true football derby?

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Feb 2018, 09:15 BST

Updated 23rd Feb 2018, 09:45 BST

Match winner Peter Davenport, right, in action against Middlesbrough's John Gittens during Sunderland's 1-0 win in 1992.

Middlesbrough travel 25 miles up the A19 to face Sunderland in a vital Championship match on Saturday.

While Boro may be no Newcastle to many Sunderland fans - perhaps because the Black Cats rarely beat the Teessiders - they still consider the fixture a derby. For other Wearsiders, however, Middlesbrough is merely a "small town in Yorkshire". Now you can have your say.