Sunderland conclude a busy week when they welcome Oxford United to the Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon.
The Black Cats have been in excellent form with back-to-back wins on the road against Hull City and Luton Town, but Oxford have made a solid start to the campaign and Regis Le Bris will be aware of the dangers of any complacency. Le Bris faces a difficult dilemma in finding the balance between continuity and fresh legs - so here’s how we think he will go....
1. Sub - Simon Moore
Le Bris has confirmed that Anthony Patterson is not yet fully fit after his recent injury and so Simon Moore will get the chance to continue his impressive form. | Frank Reid
2. RB - Trai Hume
Hume is one booking away from a suspension but has managed it impressively well for a number of weeks. Is playing well and making good contributions in the final third over recent games. Photo: Nigel French
3. CB - Luke O'Nien
Continues to impress, particularly with his distribution from the back, and has quickly formed an excellent partnership with Chris Mepham. | Kian Abdullah/Huw Evans Agency
4. CB - Chris Mepham
Has been in superb form for a number of weeks and though Dan Ballard is back, he'll have to be patient. Le Bris has already ruled out switching to a back three at this stage. Simply a must pick right now even if Wednesday probably wasn't his best performance in the first half. | Frank Reid