Michael Beale brought in Jenson Seelt to replace the injured Niall Huggins for the clash with Bradley Dack coming in for Abdoullah Ba after his costly miss against Coventry City. Chris Rigg was not named on the bench but Sunderland were boosted by the returns of Alex Pritchard and summer signing Timothee Pembele to their substitutes.
The Black Cats won the game courtesy of a Jack Clarke drive and shot in the second half, handing Beale his first win as Sunderland manager.
Here, we take a look at Phil Smith’s Sunderland player ratings after the match against Hull City in the Championship:
13. Alex Pritchard
Played one nice pass for Aouchiche but didn’t really get into the contest too much. 6 Photo: Getty
14. Nectar Triantis
A late yellow for a crunching challenge - only on for a matter of minutes as Sunderland saw it out. N/A Photo: FRANK REID