While the Black Cats were set to play away today, their home ground is usually a hive of activity.
But today it was empty as local residents and football fans stay at home after the government’s latest guidance to deal with the outbreak of COVID-19.
Scroll down and click through the pages to see the eerie photos that show a deserted Stadium of Light:
9. How are you spending your Saturday's without football?
Photo by Frank Reid (Sunderland Echo) | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid
10. Football is shut down - and nobody knows when it will return
Photo by Frank Reid (Sunderland Echo) | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid
11. It's a strange sight seeing the Stadium of Light so empty
Photo by Frank Reid (Sunderland Echo) | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid
12. There will be no callers at the Roker End Cafe today
Photo by Frank Reid (Sunderland Echo) | Other 3rd Party Photo: Frank Reid
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