Tony Mowbray made one change to the side that started Sunderland's midweek goalless draw against Blackpool on Wearside. Dan Neil came back into the Black Cats' side at Swansea City, replacing Amad Diallo.
That meant Mowbray had reverted to the side that began last Saturday's home game against Preston North End, which also ended in a goalless draw. Defender Dennis Cirkin was included on the bench, making his first appearance in the matchday squad since he suffered a hamstring injury at Middlesbrough at the start of September.
But there was no place for either Edouard Michut or Leon Dajaku amongst the subs, with Cirkin and Jay Matete included instead. Swansea boss Russell Martin made four changes, in his case to the side that started the midweek victory at Watford.
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He brought in Harry Darling, Luke Cundle, Ollie Cooper, and Joel Latibeaudiere, with Kyle Naughton, Matty Sorinola, Olivier Ntcham, and Michael Obafemi dropping to the bench. You can follow the match as it happens in our live blog here, with all the post-match reaction and analysis to come following the final whistle.
Today's teams
Sunderland: Patterson, Gooch, O'Nien, Batth, Alese, Roberts, Neil, Evans, Clarke, Embleton, Pritchard
Subs: Bass, Cirkin, Amad, Ba, Bennette, Wright, Matete
Swansea City: Benda, Wood, Darling, Cabango, Latibeaudiere, Grimes, Fulton, Manning, Cundle, Piroe, Cooper
Subs: Fisher, Obafemi, Ntcham, Oko-Flex, Stevens, Naughton, Sorinola
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