Sunderland AFC v Wigan Athletic LIVE: Team news and match updates from Stadium of Light

Lee Johnson has named his first Sunderland side - and Aiden McGeady is in from the start!

The new Head Coach makes three changes for the visit of Wigan Athletic, and it looks like the Black Cats will be playing a 4-3-3.

McGeady comes into the side along with Will Grigg and Lee Burge - as Charlie Wyke, Remi Matthews and Luke O'Nien drop out.

Here's the side in full: Burge; McLaughlin, Wright, Flanagan, Hume; Scowen, Leadbitter, Power; McGeady, Maguire, Grigg

And on the bench: Matthews, Dobson, Sanderson, Embleton, Graham, Diamond, McFadzean

Wigan, meanwhile, make two changes as Lee Evans and Thelo Aasgaard come into the side.

So the Latics start as follows: Jones, Pearce, Tilt, Naismith, Evans, Gardner, Joseph, Perry, James, Aasgaard, Long

And on the bench: Evans, Obi, Robinson, Merrie, Smith, Crankshaw, Jolley

The Sunderland head coach is stood on the touchline, taking in the Stadium of Light for the first time.

The attacking and defensive units have broken off into their separate sections of the warm-up - and Sunderland are warming-up as a back four.

So the predicted switch to 4-3-3 looks to be right…

Sunderland come out the tunnel, led by Max Power, as they prepare to get the Lee Johnson era underway.

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Wigan get us started!

Very positively.

The Black Cats are straight on the front foot and are playing something resembling a 4-3-3 - but with Scowen and Power pushing high up the field.

It’s allowing Sunderland to get plenty of bodies forward. Great to see.

There’s been no real chances as of yet, although the Black Cats did win a corner which came to nothing.

The Black Cats look full of confidence and are getting forward whenever possible.

Chances are proving elusive for both sides, though. Neither stopper has been called into action just yet despite the early pressure from the hosts.