Abdoullah Ba, Jay Matete and two other Sunderland first-teamers start U21s fixture at Newcastle
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Goalkeeper Alex Bass, Jay Matete, Niall Huggins and Abdoullah Ba will all start for the young Black Cats, while Ellis Taylor has also been named in the starting XI despite spending the first few months of the season on loan at Hartlepool.
Winger Michael Spellman and striker Max Thompson are also available again following suspensions.
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Hide AdJewison Bennette has been named on the bench for Graeme Murty’s side.
Sunderland XI: Bass, Huggins, Johnson, Crompton, Newall, Ba, Matete, Spellman, Taylor, Gardiner, Thompson
Subs: Richardson, Jessup, Kachosa, Bennette, Burke