Lamine Kone makes his Sunderland comeback
Kone has been out with a knee injury for two months and hasn't played for Sunderland since the end of October, a 2-1 home defeat to Bristol City in the Championship.
The defender, who has made it clear he sees his future away from Wearside, started for Elliott Dickman's Under-23 side at the Stadium of Light.
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Hide AdThe Black Cats, who are in Premier League International Cup action against Leicester City tonight, will begin the evening with Polish stopper Max Stryjek between the sticks.
Second-year scholars Jacob Young and Williams Kokolo make up part of the bench which also includes Alex Storey, Michael Woud, Rees Greenwood, Sam Brotherton and Chris Allan.
Sunderland: Stryjek, J Robson, Hume, Gamble, Taylor, Kone, Diamond, Embleton, Connelly, Kimpioka, Hackett
Subs: Storey, Woud, Young, Kokolo, Greenwood, Brotherton, Allan