THE winner of Sunderland AFC's One of the Lads competition will be announced on Monday.

The original seven contestants in the Big Brother-style challenge have been whittled down to three - Shaun Kelley, of Edinburgh, Alan Kennerley, of Sunderland, and Colin Lynch, of Jarrow.

The next eviction takes place this morning and the remaining two contestants will appear on the pitch at half-time of today's match against Blackburn.

The winner will join the Premiership side's squad for a season, wearing shirt number 73 - marking the FA Cup win over Leeds 28 years ago.