Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce suggests Jan Kirchhoff is likely to be play some part in Wednesday night's Premier League clash with Swansea City.

The Black Cats signed the German defender from Bayern Munich last week and he could be thrown straight into the fray when the Black Cats head to the Liberty Stadium.

Allardyce highlighted the importance of Kirchhoff quickly integrating into the team at training before giving him an opportunity either as a starter or from the bench in South Wales.

"We'll train him for the next couple of days and I think we'll probably take him in the squad," Allardyce said.

"We'll probably make a decision (on Tuesday) whether we go with him as substitute or whether he starts.

"He'll certainly be involved against Tottenham. Hopefully he can hit the ground running. That's the hard bit for a young man who enters the Premier League for the first time at this time of year.

"Can they hit the ground running and can he produce what we know he can produce straight away? That's the hard bit.

"But it's the risk we had to take at this moment in time - one, with the quality of the player and two, with the position we're in - because for me we've got to do something more to become more resilient defensively."