<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=01eZWc_0wMouOB900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=01eZWc_0wMouOB900" width="820" height="1093" ></figure><p>Wednesday was a slog, and it will have taken a lot out of the players, particularly as we were backing up from another tough game at Hull just three days before. </p><p>Trai Hume’s managed his four yellows well so far, and after Wednesday we’ve got Jobe and Chris Rigg on four yellow cards too – and ideally, you wouldn’t lose them for the same game. That, plus the physical strain, are things to watch when it comes to Regis’s team selection today. So will we see any changes? Just the one I reckon. </p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=13kSrC_0wMouOB900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=13kSrC_0wMouOB900" width="480" height="600" ><h2>Goalkeeper: Anthony Patterson</h2><p>Patterson was excellent on Wednesday – I thought it was his best game of the season. He commanded the box well and made a couple of great saves. His kicking was a bit Tim Carter-esque on occasion, but we can forgive him that. He did appear to pick up a knock at the end though (I don’t think the second time he went down it was ‘tactical’) so that’s another to keep an eye on. </p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1fHlZy_0wMouOB900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1fHlZy_0wMouOB900" width="1920" height="1280" ><h2>Defence: Trai Hume, Chris Mepham, Luke O’Nien, Dennis Cirkin </h2><p>You’re not going to change this defence unless you’re forced to, and Chris Mepham was brilliant again, with both Hume and Cirkin showing excellent defensive solidity. O’Nien continues to impress – that’s almost a given these days – and if you haven’t watched his positioning for Mundle’s goal on Wednesday, watch the replay. The fact he’s in that position after we’ve conceded moments before speaks volumes of how he’s embodying Regis’s style of play, and really leading from the front. </p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2ldzfx_0wMouOB900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ldzfx_0wMouOB900" width="1920" height="1280" ><h2>Midfield: Dan Neil, Jobe, Alan Browne </h2><p>I thought Riggy would be rested on Wednesday, so I’m glad I’m not picking the team! That said, I don’t see Rigg at right wing as being anything more than a tactical one-off, so it’s going to be a case of two from Jobe, Browne and Rigg, given Dan Neil’s place – rightly or wrongly – seems a given. I do feel a bit for Dan Neil this season; I think he’s being asked to do a job that doesn’t particularly suit him, but he’s giving it a go and overall is doing OK. I think Rigg will start on the bench today, as we do need to manage his game time a bit, and Alan Browne grew into the game on Wednesday and deserves another start. </p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=41k3ds_0wMouOB900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=41k3ds_0wMouOB900" width="1920" height="1343" ><h2>Attack: Patrick Roberts, Wilson Isidor, Romaine Mundle</h2><p>Roberts was left out on Wednesday, but I expect him to come back into the starting lineup today. Isidor had a tough night on Wednesday, and I think Connolly will get a start soon, but given he had 20 minutes rest on Wednesday Wilson will start again, with Connolly probably replacing him or Mundle around 65-70 minutes. After his goal on Wednesday, I’d not be surprised to see Mundle on the scoresheet again today. </p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3LQEcO_0wMouOB900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3LQEcO_0wMouOB900" width="1920" height="1320" ></div></body>

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Starting XI: We’re predicting one change for Sunderland against Oxford today!

Wednesday was a slog, and it will have taken a lot out of the players, particularly as we were backing up from another tough game at Hull just three days before. Trai Hume’s managed his four yellows well so far, and after Wednesday we’ve got Jobe and Chris Rigg on four yellow cards too – and ideally, you wouldn’t lose them for the same game. That, plus the physical strain, are things to watch when it comes to Regis’s team selection today. So will we see any changes? Just the one I reckon.

Starting XI: We’re predicting one change for Sunderland against Oxford today!

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