Robbin Ruiter will make his first Sky Bet Championship start today when Sunderland face Barnsley.
The Dutchman comes in as one of two changes made by Simon Grayson from the Black Cats’ last league outing, with Bryan Oviedo also in the starting XI after returning to action at Carlisle United.
Jason Steele drops to the bench and Brendan Galloway doesn’t feature.
Aiden McGeady, Lewis Grabban and James Vaughan once again lead the attack.
Sunderland: Ruiter, Jones, Browning, Kone, Oviedo, Cattermole, Ndong, Honeyman, McGeady, Grabban, Vaughan.
Subs: Khazri, O’Shea, Matthews, Gibson, Gooch, Asoro, Steele.