Sunderland-Blackburn Rovers: Team News

Sunderland: Westwood; O’Shea, Brown, Bramble, Bardsley; Larsson, Colback, Vaughan, Richardson; Sessegnon; Wickham.

Subs: Kilgallon, Ji, Meyler, McClean, Elmohamady, Noble, Carson (gk).

Blackburn Rovers: Robinson; Lowe, Samba, Dann, Salgado; Vukcevic, Pedersen, Dunn, Givet; Yakubu, Formica.

Subs: Roberts, Goodwillie, Hanley, Blackman, Olsson, Henley, Bunn (gk).