Aston Villa vs. Sunderland: Confirmed Line-ups

One change from last weekend’s draw against Swansea, Younes Kaboul comes back into the starting eleven with new loan signing Ola Toivonen getting a place on the bench.

Aston Villa (4-3-3): Brad Guzan, Leandro Bacuna, Jordan Amavi, Ciaran Clark, Micah Richards, Alan Hutton, Carlos Sanchez, Ashley Westwood, Idrissa Gueye, Scott Sinclair, Rudy Gestede.

Subs: Mark Bunn, Libor Kozak, Joe Bennett, Jordan Veretout, Carlos Gil, Joe Cole, Jordan Ayew.

Sunderland (4-3-3): Costel Pantilimon, Patrick Van Aanholt, Billy Jones, Younes Kaboul, John O’Shea (c), Lee Cattermole, Yann M’Vila, Jack Rodwell, Jeremain Lens, Jermain Defoe, Danny Graham.

Subs: Vito Mannone, Seb Coates, Seb Larsson, Ola Toivonen, Duncan Watmore, Lynden Gooch, Steven Fletcher.