Romaine Mundle makes his full Sunderland debut in replace of Abdoullah Ba as Head Coach Michael Beale makes two changes ahead of today’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against Birmingham City.
Mason Burstow also comes into the starting XI with Nazariy Rusyn dropping to the bench. There is no place in the matchday squad for Patrick Roberts after the winger picked up a hamstring injury in the midweek defeat to Huddersfield Town.
January signing Callum Styles also misses out as he continues to recover from appendix surgery but academy prospects Chris Rigg and Caden Kelly both have a place on the bench.
Niall Huggins, Aji Alese, Bradley Dack, Dennis Cirkin and Corry Evans all remain out with their respective injuries.
SAFC XI: Patterson, Hume, O’Nien ©, Ballard, Hjelde, Neil, Ekwah, Jobe, Mundle, Clarke, Burstow.
Substitutions: Bishop, Pembele, Hemir, Rusyn, Aouchiche, Seelt, Ba, Rigg, Kelly.