Alex Neil made two changes to the side that won at Oxford United last weekend. Elliot Embleton - who came off the bench to score the Black Cats' last-minute winner at Oxford - came into the starting XI, with Luke O'Nien also included in the side to face Shrewsbury Town.
They replaced Corry Evans, who scored the opening goal at Oxford, and Patrick Roberts, who went off at half-time at the Kassam Stadium. Both Evans and Roberts were included on the bench, with Bailey Wright taking the captain's armband from Evans.
Goalkeeper Lee Burge was also amongst the subs, in his case for the first time this year following his bout of Covid and the complications that stemmed from it. He replaced Thorben Hoffmann.
