Amad missed out through injury as Tony Mowbray made three changes to the Sunderland side that lost heavily at home last weekend to Stoke City for today's game against Norwich City at Carrow Road. On-loan Manchester United forward Amad was the key player that Mowbray had spoken about - but not named - who limped out of training on Friday, and he was replaced in the starting XI by Abdoullah Ba.
Luke O'Nien came in at left-back to replace Aji Alese, who suffered a thigh injury against Stoke City last weekend that will sideline him for the rest of the season. O'Nien had come off the bench to take Alese's place at half-time against the Potters.
And the third change saw Edouard Michut restored to the side, and he came in for former Norwich midfielder Alex Pritchard, who was presumably also injured as he was not in the squad. Fit-again Lynden Gooch was included on the bench after recovering from the hip flexor injury that has sidelined him since mid-January.
