Johnson struggling for fitness

Sunderland winger Adam Johnson is battling to retain his place in the starting line-up after returning injured from international duty.

The 25-year-old missed England’s World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine with a thigh problem and will only be considered if he emerges unscathed from training today.

Full-back Danny Rose could make his debut for the club and midfielder David Vaughan, who played 45 minutes for Wales in their 6-1 defeat in Serbia on Tuesday night after recovering from an ankle injury, may figure, while defenders Phil Bardsley (also ankle) and Wes Brown (knee) are making good progress, but are well short of match fitness.

Provisional squad: Westwood, Mignolet, Cuellar, O’Shea, Bramble, Kilgallon, Rose, Cattermole, Larsson, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Johnson, Sessegnon, Meyler, Campbell, Saha, Fletcher, Wickham, Ji.