Starting XI: Is This The Sunderland Side To Take On Wolves?

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris before the Premier League match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Picture date: Friday April 24, 2026. (Photo by Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images Our last outing was by far the worst of the season, and while we can be thankful we’ve not had as many of those days as we might have expected in August, we need to show everyone that display last Friday was absolutely a one-off.

Team wise, I don’t know what Le Bris will do. Part of me wouldn’t be surprised if he went with the same team that played against Forest so not to apportion blame to any individuals, however the likes of Talbi and Reinildo will rightly expect recalls so it’ll be interesting to see how the team lines up come 3pm. Goalkeeper: Robin Roefs Roefs was shaky against Forest – I thought he should have done better for at least two of their goals, while his error led to Forest’s third.

We’ll need him to be back on form today. Defence: Nordi Mukiele, Dan Ballard, Omar Alderete, Reinildo In the second half on Friday, we went to a back three, which worked to some extent, but it’s impossible to make any judgments at all on that second half as it was a non-event from Forest’s perspective. Given that, I think we’ll see just one change here, with Reinildo returning for Hume.

Reinildo was poor at Villa, while Hume had a poor game against Forest. Dennis Cirkin will be watching on with interest. Mukiele, Ballard and Alderete should also play – with Geertruida wondering who he’s upset to not be considered at all.