TONY Mowbray has made one change to his Sunderland side for today's game against Norwich City, with Nazariy Rusyn handed his first start for the Black Cats.
He replaces Mason Burstow up-front, with the Chelsea loanee dropping to the bench.
That's the only change to the side on the back of the midweek defeat away at league leaders Leicester City, where - despite the result - Mowbray was delighted with Sunderland's performance.
Bradley Dack is back among the substitutes having missed the midweek game.
Visiting boss David Wagner has made four changes to his Norwich team, with Kellen Fisher replacing Jack Stacey at right-back, Adam Forshaw in for Marcelino Nunez. Hwang Ui-jo leading the line ahead of Adam Idah and Christian Fassnacht replacing Onel Hernandez.
Sunderland: Patterson, Hume, O'Nien, Ballard, Huggins; Ekwah, Neil, Roberts, Bellingham, Clarke, Rusyn
Subs: Bishop, Seelt, Pritchard, Hemir, Ba, Rigg, Cirkin, Burstow, Dack
Norwich City: Long; Fisher, Duffy, Gibson, Giannoulis; Forshaw, McLean (C); Fassnacht, Sara, Rowe; Hwang.
Subs: Ansen (GK), Stacey, Batth, Gibbs, Placheta, Nunez, Hernandez, Sainz, Idah.
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