TONY Mowbray has made one change to his Sunderland line-up for the visit of Reading, with Joe Gelhardt replacing Abdoullah Ba.

It's the same team that started last time out in the Championship at Millwall last week.

Isaac Lihadji is on the bench for the first time after his registration was confirmed.

Andy Carroll starts for Reading, who head for the Stadium of Light on the back of a five-match winless run in the Championship.

SUNDERLAND: Patterson, Hume. Ballard, Batth, Alese; Michut, Neil; Amad, Roberts, Clarke, Gelhardt

Subs: Bass, O'Nien, Pritchard, Lihadji, Bennette, Ba, Ekwah

Reading: Lumley, Yiadom, Sarr, Mbengue, Baba, Hoilett, McIntyre, Hendrick, Ince, Long, Carroll

Subs: Bouzanis, Dann, Guiness-Walker, Azeez, Casadei, Meite, Fornah