Régis Le Bris has chosen his Sunderland lineup to face Sheffield United making two changes from the second leg of the semi final Sunderland have been handed a significant boost when Romaine Mundle as passed fit to face Sheffield United at Wembley.
Mundle had been rehabilitating from a hamstring injury and only returned in extra time during the semi-final against Coventry City. Régis Le Bris has considered how much Mundle can contribute in the play-off final and has concluded he is ready to start.
Patrick Roberts, however, has been named on the bench. Roberts played 90 minutes of the second leg against Coventry City with a calf issue and Le Bris has decided to deploy him as an impact replacement this time around.
Le Bris has made two changes to his starting XI from the second leg, and his team is the same as the one that finished extra time against Coventry City. Roberts and Wilson Isidor drop to the bench, with Mundle and Chris Rigg coming into the side. Though the exact shape Sunderland will use isn’t entirely clear, it appears that Enzo Le Fée will move infield to play as the number ten in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Chris Wilder has made two changes to his Sheffield United team from the second leg against Bristol City, with Rhian Brewster and Tyrese Campbell restored to the starting XI. Sunderland XI: Patterson; Hume, Ballard, O’Nien, Cirkin; Neil, Jobe, Le Fée; Rigg, Mundle, Mayenda
Subs: Samed, Hjelde, Moore, Mepham, Jones, Roberts, Browne, Watson, Isidor
Sheff Utd XI: Cooper, Brewster, Hamer, Moore, Burrows, Ahmedhodzic, Robinson, Souza, Campbell, Choudhury, Peck
Subs: A. Davies, McCallum, Holding, O’Hare, Brereton Diaz, T. Davies, Cannon, Brooks, Seriki.
What Régis Le Bris stated about his team selection ahead of the game
Le Bris was hesitant on whether Mundle could last a whole game in his pre-match news conference, but confirmed he’d made selections to ensure his side had the options they needed to finish strongly.
“We’ll see… it’s always the case that at the end of the season you have to manage injuries,” Le Bris remarked.
“I’m really happy now because I think the group is bigger than before, but it’s always the case that you have to manage different scenarios and also your substitutions. We will see. I can’t say we have 100% availability because we don’t, but it’s close. “I’ll have options.”
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