'Oh no, 5 at the back?' Sunderland fans react as Phil Parkinson makes FIVE changes for Carabao Cup clash at Oxford United

Sunderland fans have been quick to react after Phil Parkinson named his side to face Oxford United in the last-16 of the Carabao Cup.

Published 29th Oct 2019, 18:52 BST

Updated 29th Oct 2019, 18:53 BST

Parkinson has made five changes from the side beaten 1-0 at Shrewsbury Town at the weekend, with Marc McNulty, Grant Leadbitter, Tom Flanagan, Conor McLaughlin and Jon McLaughlin coming into the team.

The game at the Kassam Stadium gets underway at 7.45pm and we’ll have live action over on our blog here.

Here’s the best of the Sunderland fan reaction:

James Hodgson tweeted: “Oh no, 5 at the back?”

James Turnbull tweeted: “Lovely stuff”

Matty Cain tweeted: “Hume left-mid or 5 at the back?”

Kieran Dodds added: “5-3-2. Not too bad.”

John Yorstonn tweeted: “McGeady starting? Just want to congratulate @OUFCOfficial on their 1-0 victory.”

sunlunmaddog added: “Announce the loss.”

AidanGill_98 tweeted: “5 at the back gonna be interesting to see how this works out”