Sunderland defender John O’Shea will return to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Aston Villa.
The Republic of Ireland international has missed the last five games with a calf problem sustained early in the 3-1 victory over QPR on March 24.
However, midfielder Lee Cattermole remains on the sidelines with a knee problem and is joined by full-back Kieran Richardson (groin) and striker Connor Wickham (ankle).
Provisional squad: Mignolet, Gordon, Bardsley, Bridge, Turner, O’Shea, Kilgallon, Kyrgiakos, Lynch, Gardner, Larsson, McClean, Vaughan, Meyler, Colback, Sessegnon, Bendtner, Ji, Campbell.