Several first-team players will feature for Sunderland’s Under-23s this afternoon when they take on Burnley.
Remi Matthews, Conor McLaughlin and Arbenit Xhemajli will all bank valuable minutes against the Clarets, with summer signing Morgan Feeney set to start.
Having featured for Phil Parkinson’s side during their 8-1 EFL Trophy win, Brandon Taylor, Jack Diamond and Dan Neil will also be in action.
Burnley, meanwhile, are likely to include Ashley Barnes in their starting XI, with the forward set to continue his comeback from a long-term injury.
The game will take place at 2pm behind closed doors, with reaction available on safc.com later this afternoon.