Swansea v Sunderland Team News: Jeremain Lens keeps his place

Jeremain Lens was handed only his second Premier League start under Sam Allardyce, for Sunderland's crunch relegation clash at Swansea.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Jan 2016, 17:45 BST

Updated 13th Jan 2016, 17:49 BST

Lens - who impressed in last weekend's FA Cup third round defeat at Arsenal - retained his place in the starting XI, with Adam Johnson also included after the ex-Manchester City man took the place of Duncan Watmore out wide.

John O'Shea was passed fit after a scare over a calf injury, with the Sunderland captain partnering ex-Manchester United team-mate Wes Brown in defence.

Vito Mannone returned in goal, with fellow stopper Jordan Pickford preferred on the bench to Costel Pantilimon.

Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Ki, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Ayew. Subs: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Amat, Cork, Montero, Emnes, Gomis.

Sunderland: Mannone, Jones, O’Shea, Brown, van Aanholt, Cattermole, M’Vila, Johnson, Lens, Borini, Defoe. Subs: Pickford, Coates, Yedlin, Rodwell, Watmore, Graham, Fletcher