Tony Mowbray has no plans to make major changes for Sunderland's weekend trip to Swansea City - although he has not ruled out 'tinkering' with his side after back-to-back goalless draws. The Black Cats head to South Wales on Saturday after consecutive stalemates on home soil against Preston North End last weekend and then Blackpool in midweek.
Mowbray responded to the Preston result by fielding an extra attacker in Amad Diallo against Blackpool as he looked for a way to increase Sunderland's goal threat while specialist centre-forwards Ross Stewart and Ellis Simms remain sidelined, but it was to no avail. He may tweak his side again on Saturday, possibly to find a way to include pacy Costa Rica international winger Jewison Bennette in his starting XI.
"I'm making calls on players based on how they are interacting with the group," said Mowbray, who brought on Bennette as a sub and also handed midfielder Edouard Michut his debut from the bench against Blackpool. "It's very difficult to come from foreign countries and, within a month, integrate straight into the way we play and what we want to do.
