Titus Bramble returns to the Sunderland team as they host Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.
Frazier Campbell is also given a start, while John O'Shea will revert to the right side of the defence.
United, meanwhile, welcome Jonny Evans and Ryan Giggs back into the fold, with Wayne Rooney starting as the lone forward.
Sunderland: Mignolet; O'Shea, Bramble, Turner, Bardsley; Gardner, McClean, Colback, Vaughan, Sessegnon; Campbell
Man Utd: De Gea; Jones, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra; Valencia, Giggs, Scholes, Carrick, Young; Rooney
