Aiden McGeady will make his first start for Sunderland as the Lads face Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park tonight.
The former Celtic man starts alongside fellow new signings James Vaughan and Brendan Galloway.
Youngsters Joel Asoro and Eliot Embleton both make the starting XI tonight, with triallist stopper Robbin Ruiter making the line-up once again, following his display at Bradford City on Saturday.
Sunderland: Ruiter, Matthews, Galloway, Gibson, O’Shea (c), Kone, Asoro, Embleton, Vaughan, Honeyman, McGeady.
Subs: Khazri, Mika, Love, Cattermole, Jones, Ndong, E Robson, Beadling