Team News: Sunderland, Leicester City both unchanged

Sunderland and Leicester City are both unchanged for this afternoon's Premier League contest at the Stadium of Light.

Duncan Watmore remains Sunderland's only first-team absentee, but it had been thought that Jack Rodwell would return in place of Lee Cattermole in the middle of the park.

Black Cats boss Sam Allardyce has stuck with the same XI that drew 0-0 with West Bromwich Albion last weekend, however, leaving Jermain Defoe as the lone striker, with Fabio Borini and Wahbi Khazri selected in the wide positions.

As for Leicester, Jeffrey Schlupp has returned to the squad after missing the 1-0 win over Southampton last weekend, but Claudio Ranieri has kept faith with his first-choice XI as the title favourites look to move 10 points clear at the summit.

It is exactly 400 minutes since Leicester last conceded a Premier League goal.

Sunderland: Mannone; Yedlin, Kaboul, Kone, Van Aanholt; Kirchhoff, Cattermole, M'Vila; Khazri, Defoe, Borini Subs: Jones, Larsson, Rodwell, N'Doye, Pickford, O'Shea, Lens

Leicester City: Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Mahrez, Kante, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy Subs: Schwarzer, King, Amartey, Schlupp, Gray, Ulloa, Wasilewski

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