No Sunderland surprises as Regis Le Bris confirms team news for Portsmouth
SUNDERLAND are unchanged for today's game against Portsmouth, as expected.
But it's not clear whether the Black Cats will again start in the 4-4-2 shape they played against Sheffield United, or revert to Regis Le Bris' favoured 4-3-3.
Aji Alese keeps his place at left-back ahead of Dennis Cirkin, with Adil Aouchiche again in from the off.
The bench is also unchanged from the midweek win over Sheffield United, with Trey Ogunsuyi and Harrison Jones again among the substitutes. None of the injured players are available to return.
Portsmouth are also unsurprisingly unchanged after their midweek thumping of Swansea City.
Sunderland: Patterson, Hume, O'Nien, Mepham, Alese; Roberts, Neil, Bellingham, Aouchiche; Mayenda, Isidor
Subs: Moore, Cirkin, Rusyn, Connolly, Aleksic, Hjelde, Johnson, Ogunsuyi, Jones
Portsmouth: Schmid; Swanson, Pack (c), Towler, Ogilvie; Potts, Dozzell; Lane, Lang, Murphy; Bishop
Subs: Archer, Williams, McIntyre, Atkinson, Devlin, Moxon, Ritchie, Saydee, Sørensen
