With much of the intrigue going on in the Premier League focusing on the slim chance of Manchester City letting Liverpool in, and beyond that Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur looking for the Europa League, Sunderland and Swansea can afford to relax a bit. Things looked dodgy for both sides for a while - in the former's case, a long while - but with both sides safe, they can celebrate together in the sun. Isn't that nice?
Premier League / Matchday 38
Stadium of Light / 11.05.2014
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Updated 11/05/2014 at 16:51 GMT+1
15:35
Santiago Vergini is one of those strange almost random Premier League Argentinians, except this one looks like it might actually work out. Is Claudio Yacob the only other one? The list of failures is long.
15:27
So, Garry Monk celebrates earning a professional contract by fielding Jay Fulton for his debut. Another scot, Adam King, takes his place on the bench, while there a total of six changes overall. There's not much messing about from Gus Poyet, in contrast: Sunderland line up pretty much as expected.
15:21
SUNDERLAND: Mannone, Vergini, Bardsley, Brown, O'Shea, Bridcutt, Larsson, Colback, Johnson, Borini, Wickham. Subs: Celustka, Altidore, Ba, Giaccherini, Mavrias, Agnew, Ustari. /// SWANSEA: Tremmel, Tiendalli, Amat, Bartley, Taylor, Fulton, Shelvey, Dyer, Emnes, Routledge, Bony. Subs: Cornell, Williams, Davies, Britton, de Guzman, King, Vazquez.