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Stuart Jamieson

Accrington Stanley vs Sunderland team selector: What side should Jack Ross pick tonight?

Sunderland get their League Cup campaign under way at Accrington's Wham Stadium tonight as they look to book their place in the second round of the competition.

And it could be a very different Black Cats side which takes to the field.

Manager Jack Ross is ready to make several changes for the game, with Portsmouth next up at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

The likes of Alim Ozturk, Jack Baldwin, Max Power and skipper Grant Leadbitter could all make their first starts of the season, while Will Grigg and Elliot Embleton could be in line for a recall at Accrington.

It's as much about formation as personnel tonight, with Ross' tactics likely to come under the microscope too, after changing things at half-time in the draw at Ipswich.

So who would you bring in? Would you give Grigg the chance to get a confidence-boosting goal, and would that be alongside or in place of Marc McNulty.

Should Chris Maguire start, and in which role? And you would give new captain Leadbitter his first chance to lead the side out?

Use our interactive team selector below to pick your Sunderland XI for tonight's game, and see how it compares to the most popular XI.

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