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Cattermole returns for Sunderland FA Cup game
5:03pm Saturday 18th February 2012
LEE Cattermole returns to the Sunderland side for this evening's FA Cup fifth-round tie with Arsenal.
The Black Cats skipper missed last weekend's league game with the Gunners through injury, but has been passed fit to start at the Stadium of Light tonight.
Cattermole replaces Fraizer Campbell in the only change to the side that lost 2-1 seven days ago.
As a result of the change, Stephane Sessegnon will start as a lone striker with Craig Gardner pushing forward to provide support from midfield.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has handed a surprise start to goalkeeper Lukas Fabianski and defender Francis Coquelin.
SUNDERLAND (4-5-1): Mignolet; Bardsley, O'Shea, Turner, Richardson; Larsson, Colback, Cattermole, Gardner, McClean; Sessegnon.
Subs: Westwood (gk), Bridge, Kyrgiakos, Meyler, Elmohamady, Ji, Campbell.
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Sagna, Vermaelen, Djourou, Coquelin; Song, Arteta; Gervinho, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain; van Persie.
Subs: Szczesny (gk), Squillaci, Rosicky, Arshavin, Benayoun, Walcott, Chamakh.