'I smell three points!': Sunderland fans react as Jack Ross names attack-minded team against Blackpool
The Black Cats' boss has made three changes from the side that drew 1-1 at Oxford, as Luke O'Nien, Duncan Watmore and Lynden Gooch are handed starts in an attack-minded team.
Max Power, Lewis Morgan and Adam Matthews drop out of the starting line-up as Ross looks to improve Sunderland's fortunes in front of goal.
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Hide AdAnd supporters have reacted positively to the team news - and are hoping to see their side deliver three points.
Here's how fans have reacted to the team news on social media:
@BaghdadCocaCola tweeted: "Hopefully Watmore has a great game, deserves it after everything he's went through"
@JoeSmithies added: "Yesssss a can smell 3 points"
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Hide Ad@_jack_curtis posted: "CHUFFED - very attacking now let's go get the three points ha'way the lads"
@Safc_mason asked: "Why drop Morgan? Other than that I like that line-up come on lads big 3 points please"
@Karl86stewart tweeted: "Excellent team more attacking!!"
@adamguest commented: "plenty of movement up front - should hopefully create a lot of space for McGeady and Gooch."
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Hide Ad@Shaun19948296 said: "Excellent team. tonight is the turning point where we kick on with a good convincing win and the maggots can go away and hide again. 3-0"
@tongey93 tweeted: "People have got what they asked for. Hopefully it works, a big game ahead of a big week. 3 home games in 7 days, 3 wins would put us in a fantastic position"
@wdt0_0 added: "Be interested in the formation .... Watmore out wide to run at them ?
And here's the full team line-ups ahead of the League One clash:
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Hide AdSunderland XI: McLaughlin; O'Nien, Dunne, Baldwin, James; Gooch, Leadbitter; Watmore, Honeyman, McGeady; Grigg
Sunderland subs: Ruiter, Flanagan, Wyke, McGeouch, Maguire, Morgan, Sterling
Blackpool XI: Howard, Turton, Tilt, Heneghan, Bola, Virtue, Pritchard, Thompson, Delfounseu, Evans, Gnanduillet
Blackpool subs: Mafoumbi, Feeney, Shaw, Kirby, Long, Sorensen, Dodoo