REGIS Le Bris has made two changes to his Sunderland team at Portsmouth, both forced.
Dan Ballard comes in for the injured Aji Alese and Alan Browne replaces the suspended Dan Neil.
Wilson Isidor is in the squad for the first time and on the bench, but none of the deadline day signings were registered in time to feature.
Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has also made changes, with former Newcastle winger Matt Ritchie and Middlesbrough loanee Sammy Silvera coming into the side.
SUNDERLAND: Patterson, Hume, O'Nien, Ballard, Cirkin; Browne, Rigg, Bellingham, Roberts, Mundle, Mayenda
SUBS: Moore, Rusyn, Isidor, Hjelde, Poveda, Watson, Crompton, Jones, Tutierov
PORTSMOUTH: Norris; Swanson, Williams, Towler, Ogilvie; Dozzell, Pack (c); Ritchie, Silvera, Lang; Saydee
Subs: Schmid, Kamara, Bowat, Potts, Lane, Blair, Sørensen, Yengi, O'Mahony
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