Tony Mowbray has named an unchanged line-up for his first game as Sunderland manager. Despite the 1-0 defeat to Norwich City on Saturday, the new boss has opted against ringing the changes ahead of a big night of action at the Stadium of Light.
The Black Cats aim to get back to winning ways on home soil after a disappointing loss at the weekend. Mowbray has stuck with Alex Neil's 3-5-2 system instead of reverting to his accustomed 4-3-3 setup that worked wonders while in charge of Blackburn Rovers.
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Sunderland welcome one of the Championship's form sides in a tricky first test for the 58-year-old on Wearside. Rotherham United are undefeated this season and are familiar opposition having been promoted from League One in 2021-22.
Millers' boss Paul Warne has made three changes from the team that brushed aside Birmingham City 2-0 at the weekend, with Shane Ferguson, Wes Harding and Lee Peltier coming in for Grant Hall, Cameron Humphreys and Cohen Brammall
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Tonight's teams
Sunderland: Patterson; O’Nien, Batth, Cirkin; Gooch, Neil, Evans, Clarke, Pritchard; Simms, Stewart
Subs: Bass, Alese, Wright, Matete, Embleton, Roberts, Hume
Rotherham: Johansson; Peltier, Wood, Harding; Norton-Cuffy, Barlaser, Wiles, Rathbone, Ferguson; Ogbene, Washington,
Subs: Vickers, McCart, Odoffin, Lindsay, High, Eaves, Kelly
