Sunderland are preparing for their first pre-season friendly of the summer against South Shields - but who will start for Tony Mowbray’s side?
The Black Cats are set to play two matches on Saturday, with half the squad facing South Shields (12:30pm kick-off) and half the squad facing Gateshead (4pm kick-off) later in the day.
Both games will see a mix of first-team and youth-team players be involved as they gain valuable minutes ahead of the 2023/24 season.
Sunderland still have several players unavailable due to injuries which were sustained during the last campaign.
Here’s our predicted line-up to face South Shields:
Both games will see a mix of first-team and youth-team players be involved as they gain valuable minutes ahead of the 2023/24 season.