Jan Kirchhoff is likely to be involved for Sunderland after three months out with hamstring and knee injuries.
Darron Gibson is expected to overcome a minor niggle but fellow midfielder Steven Pienaar is still a doubt because of a calf problem.
Burnley's Steven Defour could be involved for the first time since suffering a hamstring strain at the end of January.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Dean Marney remain sidelined by knee injuries.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Guy Mowbray: "It has to be better than last time. Even David Moyes described January's Stadium of Light FA Cup meeting between these teams as 'a slog for everybody'.