Mike Dodds has made three changes for today’s game against Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium.
Abdoullah Ba, Romaine Mundle and Mason Burstow are all included while Hemir and Pierre Ekwah drop to the bench.
Dan Neil captains the side in place of the suspended Luke O’Nien - Chris Rigg makes it back-to-back league starts for the first time in his career.
Sunderland: Patterson, Hume, Seelt, Ballard, Hjelde, Neil, Rigg, Jobe, Ba, Mundle, Burstow
Subs: Bishop, Pembele, Ekwah, Aouchiche, Hemir, Lavery, Jones, Styles, Rusyn