Regarding one man’s fitness, the Black Cats have received a significant boost.
A first-team member of Sunderland has received some encouraging injury news, and manager Tony Mowbray has also revealed when he is likely to make his Championship comeback.
Black cats coach, Tony Mowbray optimistic about key players comeback
Latest injury updates at Sunderland
Dennis Cirkin, Pierre Ekwah, and Bradley Dack are now sidelined at the Stadium of Light due to ailments of their own, and Tony Mowbray could use some of them returning as soon as possible to help with the overwhelming number of fixtures.
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The Black Cats will be looking to build on their impressive 3-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough last Friday by picking up another three points when they play Valerien Ismael’s Watford at home this week.
Timothee Pembele, one of Mowbray’s summer acquisitions, has yet to make an appearance since arriving from Paris Saint-Germain on transfer deadline day. The right-back had previously suffered a cruciate ligament injury while on loan at Bordeaux, and the manager has now provided an update on his health.
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In a recent interview, Mowbray stated that Pembele is recovering well from his chronic injury, indicating that he would soon be able to make his Sunderland debut. He said, as reported by ChronicleLive
“I don’t think he’s too far away. We’re just working to keep strengthening that leg [from his ACL injury], so it would be a risk to play him while that process is ongoing. If we don’t keep doing that strengthening then there’s every chance when he starts to play he’ll break down.
“He joins in full training now and he is now, but obviously in training it’s an hour-and-a-half where you are stopping and starting. It’s very different from a football match where in the first minute you might have to sprint full on and make a slide tackle on somebody.
“He’s getting there, we just have to be a little bit cautious and while we have Trai [Hume] doing so well in his position, we don’t need to rush it. We can just focus on getting that process right.”
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