Carlos starting (knock on wood)
Sunderland:
______________Gordon______________
McShane, Nosworthy, Higginbotham, Harte,
Edwards, Leadbitter, Etuhu, Wallace,
____________Jones, Chopra__________
. Subs: Ward, Stokes, Miller, Collins, Connolly.
Newcastle:
------------------Harper------------------
Rozehnal, Faye, Taylor, Belozoglu
Milner, Barton, Smith, N'Zogbia
-------------Owen, Viduka-------------
Subs: Enqique, Martins, Geremi, Beye, Forster.