Alex Neil made a full slate of changes, with a completely different starting XI to the one that began at Dundee United at the weekend. New signing from West Ham Aji Alese came on as a sub at Tannadice but he started against Bradford City at Valley Parade, playing alongside Danny Batth and Carl Winchester in a back three.
Lynden Gooch came in at right wingback, with Ellis Taylor on the left. Former Manchester United youngster Jacob Carney started in goal, making his first pre-season outing in the process.
There was a midfield trio of Jay Matete, Luke O'Nien, and Elliot Embleton, with Jack Clarke and Jack Diamond the front two. Only four of the side that started had completed a full 90 minutes in pre-season - Gooch, Winchester, Matete, and Clarke.
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Tonight's teams
Sunderland: Carney, Winchester, Batth, Alese, Gooch, Embleton, Matete, O'Nien, Taylor, Clarke, Diamond
Subs: Patterson, Richardson, Neil, Stewart, Wright, Evans, Hume, Cirkin, Pritchard, Roberts, Ballard, Dajaku, Sohna
Bradford: Lewis, Halliday, Platt, Crichlow, Foulds, Osadebe, East, Smallwood, Walker, Cook, Angol
Subs: Richardson, Threlkeld, Cousin-Dawson, Staunton, Songo'o, Oliver, Scales, Harratt, Young, Wood, Wadsworth, Pointon, Wilson
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