Jack Ross has made three changes to the side that ran out 2-1 winners over Charlton Athletic last weekend.
He has handed debuts to new arrival Max Power and fellow summer signing Jack Baldwin, they come in for Luke O’Nien and Alim Ozturk.
Bryan Oviedo also starts after replacing the injured Donald Love midway through last weekend’s home win.
Goal scorers Lynden Gooch and Josh Maja start once again and Lee Cattermole has been named on the bench.
Sunderland: McLaughin, Matthews, Oviedo, Loovens, Baldwin, Power, Mumba, Honeyman, Gooch, Maguire, Maja.
Ruiter, Ozturk, Cattermole, O’Nien, Hume, Embleton, Molyneux.