Sunderland are likely to hand a debut to Danny Graham in tomorrow's Premier League visit to Reading.
The 27-year-old forward, who signed for the Black Cats from Swansea City in a £5m deal on transfer deadline day, has been included in the squad for the match in Berkshire.
Defensive duo Carlos Cuellar and Danny Rose could also feature, having recovered from their respective hamstring injuries.
However, captain Lee Cattermole will remain on the sidelines after aggravating his knee problem in training.
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Westwood, Bardsley, Rose, O'Shea, Kilgallon, Bramble, Cuellar, Mangane, N'Diaye, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Larsson, Johnson, Vaughan, Sessegnon, Fletcher, Graham, Wickham
