Lee Johnson named the same starting XI for a third successive league game as Sunderland took on Morecambe at the Stadium of Light.
The Black Cats boss stuck with the same side that began the win at Cambridge ten days ago, and then the draw against Oxford United on Wearside at the weekend.
Injuries had severely limited Johnson's options in recent weeks, meaning most positions picked themselves.
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But he did have an extra senior option on the bench, as he was able to call upon on-loan West Ham defender Frederik Alves after he missed out at the weekend due to a shoulder problem.
Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson made five changes to his side's last league outing, which ended in a 4-0 home defeat at the hands of MK Dons at the end of November.
League One's 13-goal top scorer Cole Stockton returned to the side, with Aaron Wildig, Arthur Gnahoua, and goalkeeper Kyle Letheren also starting.
Courtney Duffus, Wes McDonald, Shane McLoughlin, and Jokull Andresson were the men to make way.
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Tonight's teams
Sunderland: Hoffmann, Wright, Flanagan, Doyle, Gooch, Winchester, Neil, Dajaku, Pritchard, Broadhead, Stewart
Subs: Patterson, Alves, Embleton, O'Brien, Younger, Dunne, Kimpioka
Morecambe: Letheren, McLaughlin, O'Connor, Delaney, Leigh, Wildig, Jones, McCalmont, Gnahoua, Stockton, Ayunga
Subs: Andresson, McDonald, Diagouraga, Phillips, Cooney, Duffus, Wooton
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