Squad sheets: Sunderland v Everton

Darren Bent's return to the squad is a welcome boost for the Sunderland manager, Steve Bruce, though the striker is not an automatic selection for the hosts following the recent goalscoring exploits of Asamoah Gyan and the form of Danny Welbeck. Considering Sunderland's last game ended in a 3-0 win at Chelsea, Bruce is unlikely to make many unnecessary changes. How Everton's manager, David Moyes, would relish such a conundrum – his strikers have scored two league goals between them this season John Stanton Venue Stadium of Light, Monday 8pm Tickets £23-50 (0871 911 1973) Last season Sunderland 0 Everton 2 Referee P Walton This season's matches 7 Y 21, R 1, 3.14 cards per game Odds Sunderland 13-8 Everton 19-10 Draw 23-10 Sunderland Subs from Mignolet, Malbranque, Bent, Angeleri, Riveros, Adams, Noble, Elmohamady, Ferdinand, Liddle Doubtful Bent (hamstring), Ferdinand (hamstring), Welbeck (groin) Injured Mensah (shoulder, 27 Nov), Meyler (knee, Jan), Campbell (knee, May), Carson (shoulder, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WDWLWD Disciplinary record Y23 R3 Leading scorer Bent 6 Everton Subs from Mucha, Turner, Heitinga, Yakubu, Beckford, Hibbert, Gueye, Bilyaletdinov, Baxter, Mustafi, Duffy Doubtful None Injured Anichebe (knee, 27 Nov), Osman (ankle, 11 Dec), Barkley (broken keg, Apr) Suspended Fellaini (second of three) Form guide LDDWDW Disciplinary record Y13 R1 Leading scorer Cahill 6 Match pointers • Sunderland have kept three clean sheets in a row at home and have not conceded at the Stadium of Light for five hours and 47 minutes • Everton are the only team not to have conceded in the last 10 minutes of a match – while they also have scored five in that timeframe • Sunderland have hit the target with 32% of their attempts at goal, the lowest percentage in the division this season • Four of the last six penalty kicks taken at the Stadium of Light in the Premier League have been missed (three saved, one hitting the woodwork)