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After suffering a first loss of the season to Portsmouth on Saturday, the Black Cat are eager to bounce back as they travel to the North West
And we’ll bring you all the squad news, match updates, action, in-game info and analysis throughout the evening – just scroll down for the latest:
The Black Cats are happy to let Rochdale play from behind and wait for a mistake
This goal seems to have calmed the visitors down a bit and when in possession they kick the ball with a bit more confidence
We also saw the first booking of the game too, with Rochdale’s Ryan McLaughlin picking up a yellow for taking too long on a throw-in
The Black Cats take the lead with their first attack, and it’s as easy as you want it to be
A few quick steps from Gooch to the left allows him to find space to deliver a cross which is powerfully directed home by Wyke at close range
Sunderland is still struggling to create, however Hume just delivered a cross that was owned by Bazunu before Wyke could get a head on it, but that’s all the house keeper really had to do
This is the first time the Sunderland stopper has been put into action as he holds Rathbone’s strike from 20 yards
Sunderland is struggling to carve out a real chance for itself in what has been a quiet opening from its point of view
A raked pass from Morley from inside his half spotted Beesley at back bat and the ball was returned for a corner
At the other end, Sunderland has yet to threaten – although Maguire just whipped out a teasing cross that was erased before Gooch could log in
The Black Cats were sidelined early on, however, with Rochdale seeing plenty of ball
Sunderland, led by Max Power, lines up with Gooch to the left of Wyke and Maguire to the right
Sunderland is currently going through the final stages of its warm-up – with clinics facing forward in shooting practice
The Black Cats warm up as a third fullback with Sanderson on the right, so it looks like McLaughlin will play as a fullback rather than the other way around
Ryan McLaughlin takes Rochdale’s place – which means he’ll line up against his brother, Sunderland’s Conor!
Here’s how Sunderland will line up tonight: Burge; Sanderson, Wright, Flanagan; McLaughlin, Power, Dobson, Hume; Maguire, Gooch, Wyke
So those are four changes from the side that lost to Portsmouth We would expect Sanderson to play to the right of the three full-backs with McLaughlin at the back, allowing Gooch to push higher on the pitch
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