Remi Garde makes five changes from the Aston Villa side that lost to Norwich City for this afternoon's clash against Sunderland.
Villa welcome back Aly Cissokho and Jack Grealish, who has been absent for the last seven fixtures.
Sam Allardyce, meanwhile, brings in John O'Shea who has overcome a calf injury, and Duncan Watmore is given a starting berth. Sebastian Coates and Jack Rodwell are the men to miss out.
Sunderland: Mannone; Jones, Van Aanholt, O'Shea, Brown; Cattermole, M'Vila; Johnson, Borini, Watmore; Defoe
Subs: Pantilimon, Lens, Graham, Toivonen, Coates, Yedlin, Fletcher
Aston Villa: Guzan; Hutton, Richards, Lescott, Cissokho; Bacuna, Gana, Veretout; Gil, Gestede, Grealish
Subs: Bunn, Okore, Clark, Sinclair, Richardson, Adama, Kozak
Written by
Dan Saney
Dan Saney
