Martin O'Neill has made three changes to the team that lost 3-0 to Liverpool on Wednesday.

Phil Bardsley and Titus Bramble come into the defence in place of Matthew Kilgallon and Jack Colback, while David Vaughan replaces Stephane Sessegnon in midfield.

Dougie Freedman has gone for a three-man attack of Marvin Sordell, David Ngog and Martin Petrov.

Bolton: Lonergan; Riley, Knight, Ricketts, Alonso; Pratley, Andrews, Lee; Sordell, Petrov, Ngog

Sunderland: Mignolet; Bardsley, Rose, Bramble, Cuellar; Johnson, McClean, Gardner, Vaughan, Larsson; Fletcher

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Michael Penkman