Meanwhile, fellow striker Martyn Waghorn has left the Stadium of Light for Championship side Leicester.
Sunderland have now lost their last 10 matches away from the Stadium of Light.
The sides last met at the Stadium of Light in October when the game ended 1-1.
However, former Spurs team-mate Younes Kaboul has indicated he will turn down a move to the Stadium of Light.
New Stadium of Light boss Ricky Sbragia recalled Chopra from his two-month loan spell at Ninian Park this week.
Trouble inside and outside Sunderland's Stadium of Light prompted Northumbria Police to release "name and shame" images of suspected hooligans.
And Benitez did not take long to return to the Barry transfer saga following Liverpool's win at the Stadium of Light.
It also gave United revenge for the defeat in the Stadium of Light that sent them out of last season's Champions League.
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The Republic of Ireland international also suggested he would not be taking over the vacant manager's seat at the Stadium of Light.
Jeffries put pen to paper on the pitch at half-time during Sunderland's Premier League match against Bolton at the Stadium of Light.
Styles was also the referee for Stoke's match at the Stadium of Light and Pulis reserved some of his ire for the official.
Bruce has made Cattermole his fifth summer signing following Darren Bent, Lorik Cana, Fraizer Campbell and Paulo Da Silva to the Stadium of Light.
Battle would surely have been joined by others - and an already hostile atmosphere inside The Stadium of Light could have reached boiling point.
The 26-year-old joins new signings Paulo da Silva, Lee Cattermole, Lorik Cana, Fraizer Campbell and Darren Bent at the Stadium of Light this summer.
The 26.2 mile route starts and ends at the Stadium of Light, goes through the city centre and around Roker, taking in some of the city's landmarks.
The question for Cotterill is whether he has learnt anything from his spell at the Stadium of Light that will make him a better coach.
Steve Cram also announced that the junior run, an under-eights race and a free entertainment event, will take place on Saturday, 5 May at the Stadium of Light.
Meanwhile, Sunderland's own hopes of avoiding the drop were handed a huge boost with last weekend's 3-1 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur at the Stadium of Light.
Growing up in the city of Cork, the Manchester United fan idolised his fellow Irishman and is delighted to be involved at the Stadium of Light.
The 22-year-old was suspended for the 1-1 draw with Arsenal amid calls for the player to be stripped of the captaincy at the Stadium of Light.
The six-man Fifa team's visit included trips to a number of the proposed 2018 venues, including Wembley, Elland Road, St James' Park and Sunderland's Stadium of Light.
The Stadium of Light seemed to have become a black hole that sucked the creativity, inventiveness and composure out of any player who signed a Sunderland contract.
Murphy, who has nine Republic of Ireland caps, played 27 times for Sunderland last year but has slipped down the pecking order at the Stadium of Light.
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish was delighted with his team's performance at the Stadium of Light, particularly on the back of their disappointing midweek exit in the Europa Cup.
He had opened the scoring at the Stadium of Light with a bizarre goal, when Anton Ferdinand's attempted clearance bounced off the Spaniard and looped into the net.
Roque Santa Cruz returned to the starting XI after marking his return from a hamstring injury with a goal after coming on as a substitute at the Stadium of Light.
The campaign is backed by a number of celebrities from the entertainment world and 500 people attended a fundraising dinner at Sunderland Football Club's Stadium of Light at the weekend.
Sunderland's game with Bolton at the Stadium of Light was called off following a recommendation from the city's Safety Advisory Group, who met for a second time on Friday morning.
Black Cats manager Steve Bruce may have been surprised by the impact Bent has made at the Stadium of Light, admitting "he's probably a better footballer than I thought he was".
However, Chopra's time at the Stadium of Light has not been a happy one, slipping down the pecking order under then-manager Roy Keane and also admitting suffering from a gambling addiction.
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