Sunderland have a massive opportunity on Wednesday evening to get back to winning ways and take back some confidence as they welcome League One side Shrewsbury Town to the Stadium of Light.
A boost is massively needed for Sunderland. They currently sit on zero points in the Premier League after losing their opening two fixtures 2-1 to both Manchester City and Middlesbrough, most recently.
However, they will be hoping that the goals flow and the team cohesion develops as they take on 20th placed League One outfit Shrewsbury.
Although David Moyes is likely to utilise the current crop of youngsters in this match, it’s highly likely that a fair few of the first-team will still have some involvement to boost their fitness and get back into the swing of things ahead of Saturday’s massive game away at Southampton in the Premier League.
Below is how we predict the Sunderland side will line-up:
