With a fully-fit squad to choose from – coupled with the availability of Kyle Lafferty – Parkinson has some tough decisions to make.
And Sunderland supporters want to see just the one change made at stadium:mk, and it’s something of a surprising one. Scroll down and click through the pages to see the team fans want to be named:
![89% of Sunderland fans want to see McLaughlin start between the sticks after his stunning form of late.](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:686d8277-2bf0-4620-9250-b6179a24866f:497a0625-7f16-42d7-9555-789bab1b2cdd/STFC%20SAFC%20McLAUGHLIN%20J%201%20(1).jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. GK: Jon McLaughlin
89% of Sunderland fans want to see McLaughlin start between the sticks after his stunning form of late. | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID
![On the opposite side, Hume has been backed to retain his place after netting his first senior goal for the club last week - earning 96% of the vote.](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:da4c9027-da22-4e2d-8d50-3789db5a2648:c62a4e0f-e33e-4eea-b12d-36e5b987b987/BFC%20SAFC%20HUME%202.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. LWB: Denver Hume
On the opposite side, Hume has been backed to retain his place after netting his first senior goal for the club last week - earning 96% of the vote. | JPIMedia Photo: FRANK REID
3. CB: Jordan Willis
No surprises here. Willis has flourished in Sunderland's new system, and 63% of fans have backed him to start once again at stadium:mk. | JPIMedia Photo: Frank Reid
4. CB: Alim Ozturk
The Turk has made one of the centre-back slots his own in recent weeks, with 54% calling for him to earn another start. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Frank Reid