The Stadium of Light-based side, who were relegated from the Championship at the end of last season, were issued with a total of 2,221 tickets for the game, which is due to take place at 3.00pm on Saturday, 24th November, but have already sold that allocation.
A statement, released via their official website safc.com, has confirmed that the club expect to receive and additional allocation of 700 tickets, with the batch set to arrive in the North East tomorrow morning before going on sale later in the afternoon.