Problem with Sunderland is how thin the squad is.
Check this out. This is basically the setup
First string
1. Craig Gordon,
5. Nyron Nosworthy, 6. Paul MacShane, 2. Greg Halford, 33. Ross Wallace,
4. Dickson Etuhu, 7. Carlos Edwards (out until September 15), 8. Dean Whitehead (out until October 1), 10. Kieran Richardson (injured), 18. Grant Leadbitter,
9. Anthony Stokes, 11. Darryl Murphy, 16. Michael Chopra,
Second string
13. Darren Ward,
15. Danny Collins, 21. Russell Anderson
12. Liam Miller, 19. Dwight Yorke,
14. Stern John, 31. David Connolly,
Third string
24. Trevor carson,
27. Stanislav Varga, 29. Peter Hartley,
30. Jake Richardson, 28. Graham Kavanagh,
23. Roy O' Donovan, 20. Andrew Cole
Staring line up against Luton.
13 Ward
02 Halford
33 Wallace
05 Nosworthy
21 Anderson
12 Miller
18 Leadbitter
04 Etuhu (62 O'Donovan )
11 Murphy (62 Connolly )
16 Chopra
09 Stokes (78 Yorke )
He basically played 8 regular starters. Only Ward, Anderson and Miller can't be considered regular starting material.