Sunderland have made one change ahead of their Premier League clash against West Ham United this afternoon at the Stadium of Light.

Liam Bridcutt drops to the bench, with Lee Cattermole taking his place in the Black Cats' starting XI, but striker Steven Fletcher has to make do with a place among the substitutes once again.

Meanwhile, the Hammers also make a solitary change in their lineup, with top scorer Diafra Sakho starting the game instead of Enner Valencia, but midfielder Mark Noble remains sidelined with an Achilles problem.

Sunderland: Pantilimon, Vergini, Reveillere, O'Shea, Brown, Cattermole, Larsson, Gomez, Johnson, Wickham, Altidore
Subs: Bridcutt, Rodwell, Fletcher, Alvarez, Coates, Buckley, Mannone

West Ham: Adrian, Jenkinson, Cresswell, Reid, Tomkins, Kouyate, Song, Nolan, Downing, Carroll, Sakho
Subs: Zarate, O'Brien, Collins, Amalfitano, Cole, Valencia, Jaaskelainen

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Written by
Giuseppe Labellarte