RICKY Sbragia has made three changes to his Sunderland midfield for this afternoon's home game with Everton.
Steed Malbranque, Grant Leadbitter and Dean Whitehead all come into the side that lost 3-0 to basement boys West Brom last weekend, with Andy Reid, Teemu Tainio and Carlos Edwards making way.
However, there are no changes up front, with Kenwyne Jones and Djibril Cisse lining up together again despite having struggled together in recent weeks.
With Craig Gordon continuing to nurse a knee injury, Marton Fulop will continue in goal.
Everton boss David Moyes has named Jo as a lone striker, with Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini supporting from midfield.
SUNDERLAND (4-4-2): Fulop, Bardsley, Davenport, Ferdinand, Collins, Malbranque, Leadbitter, Whitehead, Richardson, Cisse, Jones.
Subs: Colgan, Tainio, Edwards, Ben Haim, Murphy, Healy, McShane.
EVERTON (4-4-1-1): Howard, Jacobsen, Yobo, Lescott, Baines, Pienaar, Neville, Fellaini, Gosling, Cahill, Jo.
Subs: Nash, Castillo, Saha, Vaughan, Rodwell, Agard, Wallace.
** READ A FULL REPORT AND ANALYSIS FROM TODAY'S GAME IN TOMORROW'S NORTHERN ECHO **
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