Welbeck and Cattermole back for Sunderland

SUNDERLAND welcome back captain Lee Cattermole and striker Danny Welbeck for this afternoon's clash with Blackpool at the Stadium of Light. Cattermole returns after serving a one-match ban for the Boxing Day defeat to Manchester United, while Welbeck returns after being ineligible to face his parent club. David Meyler also comes back into midfield, while Ahmed Elmohamady keeps his place in defence, Titus Bramble also returns to the squad after recovering from a knee injury and takes his place on the bench. For the visitors, the most notable absentee is Charlie Adam, who serves a one-match ban. Sunderland: Gordon; Bardsley, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Elmohamady; Cattermole, Meyler, Henderson, Welbeck; Gyan Bent. Subs: Mignolet, Angeleri, Zenden, Malbranque, Bramble, Richardson, Riveros. Blackpool: Kingson; Crainey, Eardley, Evatt, Cathcart; Vaughan, Taylor-Fletcher, Sylvestre, Varney; Campbell, Grandin. Subs: Halstead, Southern, Ormerod, Baptiste, Phillips, Edwards, Carney.

Source: Northern_Echo