Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has made one change from the side that claimed a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Monday for today's fixture against Stoke City.
On-loan defender DeAndre Yedlin comes in for the suspended Billy Jones, as Allardyce continues with a 3-5-2 formation, while striker Jermain Defoe has recovered from an ankle knock to keep his place in the starting XI.
Visitors Stoke are unchanged from the side that defeated Southampton 1-0 last weekend, as Jonathan Walters continues up front.
Xherdan Shaqiri, Bojan and Marko Arnautovic all remain in the Potters' midfield, as manager Mark Hughes continues with the same starting XI for the third match in a row.
Sunderland: Pantilimon; O'Shea, Coates, Kaboul; Yedlin, Cattermole, M'Vila, Larsson, Van Aanholt; Defoe, Fletcher
Subs: Mannone, Borini, Johnson, Matthews, Lens, Toivonen, Watmore
Stoke City: Butland; Johnson, Shawcross, Wollscheid, Pieters; Whelan, Adam; Shaqiri, Bojan, Arnautovic; Walters
Subs: Haugaard, Wilson, Afellay, Van Ginkel, Diouf, Cameron, Crouch
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