A number of changes have been made to the Sunderland side that ran out 3-0 winners in the team's first pre-season outing on Wednesday night v Hartlepool United. J
ordan Pickford starts the game at Rotherham United, with full-back Josh Robson also starting against the Millers.
Wednesday night’s goalscorers Jermain Defoe and Wahbi Khazri line up in the Black Cats' attack at the New York Stadium.
Youngsters Joel Asoro and Max Stryjex have travelled with the squad and are named on the bench today.
Sunderland: Pickford, J Robson, Kone, Kaboul, van Aanholt, Rodwell, Lens, N'Zogbia, Khazri, Borini, Defoe.
Substitutes: Mannone, Ledger, Gooch, E.Robson, T. Robson, Honeyman, Greenwood, Asoro, Watmore, Stryjek.