Simon Grayson has named an exciting strike force for this evening’s pre-season friendly at Victoria Park (KO 7.30pm).
James Vaughan makes a second successive start alongside Josh Maja and Joel Asoro who have both found the net under the new Sunderland manager.
Max Styjek starts between the sticks and the Polish stopper will be out to impress once more having caught the eye against Livingston, with Mika on the bench.
Ty Browning is expected to start at centre back alongside Lamine Kone, as Billy Jones and Adam Matthews feature at full-back and Darron Gibson, Lee Cattermole and George Honeyman form the core of midfield.
The likes of John O’Shea, Jeremain Lens and Wahbi Khazri are on the bench.
Sunderland: Stryjek, Jones, Matthews, Browning, Kone, Gibson, Cattermole, Honeyman, Maja, Asoro, Vaughan.
Substitutes: Mika, Djilobodji, O’Shea, Love, Lens, Ndong, Khazri.
