Benji Kimpioka has been named in the starting line-up to face Tottenham Hotspur this evening at the Lamex Stadium, KO 7pm.
The young Swedish starlet has impressed for Sunderland under-18s for much of the first-half of the season, scoring eight league goals in just 13 appearances.
Elliott Dickman has once again selected a back five, with Tom Beadling, Alex Storey and Brandon Taylor forming the heart of it in front of Max Stryjek.
Josh Robson and Denver Hume provide width, while Ethan Robson and Chris Allan offer creativity in the middle of the park.
Andrew Nelson leads the line, with Elliot Embleton and Kimpioka playing off him.
Sunderland: Stryjek, J Robson, Hume, Beadling, Taylor, Storey, Kimpioka, E Robson, Nelson, Embleton, Allan
Subs: Gamble, Woud, Diamond, Wright Hackett.