REGIS LE BRIS has named an unchanged starting line-up for Sunderland's Championship home game against Leeds United.

With Dan Ballard and Eliezer Mayenda both still unavailable because of injury, Le Bris has named the same side that started Tuesday's win over Derby County.

That means Chris Mepham continuing alongside Luke O'Nien at the heart of the back four, with Wilson Isidor leading the line after scoring in each of Sunderland's last two matches.

Jobe Bellingham, Dan Neil and Chris Rigg form the Black Cats' midfield three, with Alan Browne once again on the substitutes' bench.

Aaron Connolly is also named amongst the substitutes, with the recent arrival having been named in a Sunderland squad for the first time.


SUNDERLAND (4-3-3): Patterson; Hume, O'Nien, Mepham, Cirkin; Bellingham, Neil, Rigg; Roberts, Isidor, Mundle.

Subs: Moore, Browne, Rusyn, Ba, Connolly, Aleksic, Hjelde, Watson, Johnson.

LEEDS (4-2-3-1): Meslier; Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Firpo; Rothwell, Tanaka; Gnonto, Aaronson, Ramazani; Piroe.

Subs: Darlow, Bamford, Joseph, Byram, Gelhardt, Schmidt, Debayo, Chambers, Crew.