TONY MOWBRAY has made three changes to his Sunderland side for this evening's Championship game at Rotherham.

Two of the alterations come in the back four, with Luke O'Nien and Dennis Cirkin stepping into the starting XI.

O'Nien will start at right-back in place of Trai Hume, while Cirkin replaces Aji Alese on the left of the back four.

The other change to Sunderland's starting line-up sees Alex Pritchard return to the starting side in place of Patrick Roberts, who drops down to the bench.

Pritchard will join Amad Diallo and Jack Clarke in an attacking-midfield three, with Leeds loanee Joe Gelhardt continuing as Sunderland's central striker.


ROTHERHAM (4-3-3): Johansson; Peltier, Hall, Humphreys, Hjelde; Coventry, Rathbone, Ferguson; Ogbene, Hugill, Fosu.

Subs: Vickers, Harding, Bramall, Kelly, Washington, Lindsay, Odoffin.

SUNDERLAND (4-2-3-1): Patterson; O'Nien, Ballard, Batth, Cirkin; Neil, Michut; Amad, Pritchard, Clarke; Gelhardt.

Subs: Bass, Roberts, Ba, Bennette, Hume, Ekwah, Alese.