SUNDERLAND will field an unchanged starting line-up for this evening's Championship game at Sheffield United

Regis Le Bris has opted to stick with the side that started Tuesday's goalless draw with West Brom as the Black Cats look to claim the victory that would take them back to the top of the table.

That means Luke O'Nien continuing at right-back, with Trai Hume playing on the left of the back four in the absence of the injured Dennis Cirkin.

Teenager Tommy Watson continues on the left of the Sunderland attack, with Patrick Roberts on the opposite flank.

Wilson Isidor has held on to his place as the Black Cats' central striker, with Eliezer Mayenda and Aaron Connolly once again named on the substitutes' bench.


SHEFF UTD (4-2-3-1): Cooper; Gilchrist, Souttar, Robinson, Burrows; Peck, Souza; Rak-Sakyi, O'Hare, Hamer; Campbell.

Subs: Davies, Norrington-Davies, Seriki, McCallum, Shackleton, Brooks, Davies, Marsh, One.


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

Subs: Moore, Mayenda, Rusyn, Aouchiche, Connolly, Aleksic, Hjelde, Johnson, Alese.