Elliott Dickman has given trialist Ruben Summat a run out for Sunderland under-23s this evening against Stoke City.
The midfielder, who is currently at Chelsea, features in the middle alongside Dan Neil and Bali Mumba.
Max Stryjek starts between the posts while Jack Bainbridge and Jacob Young make up the core of the back four.
Sunderland U23: Stryjek, Hunter, Evans, Sammut, Bainbridge, Young, Connelly, Neil, Kimpioka, Mumba, Diamond
Subs: Storey, Johnstone, Connolly, Taylor, Kokolo
Stoke City U23: Broome, Wara, Niakate, Sorensen, Collins, McJannet, Pemberton, Dunwoody, Kyeremateng, Jarvis, Verlinen
Subs: Forrester Gyollai, Varian, Twyford, Macari
