Everything Alex Neil said about Nathan Broadhead and Barry Bannan injuries ahead of huge Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday League One play-off clash
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The first leg will be played at the Stadium of Light on Friday, before the return fixture at Hillsborough on Monday.
Both sides go into the match with injury concerns after Sunderland’s Nathan Broadhead and Wednesday’s Barry Bannan were forced off last weekend.
The pair have been crucial for their respective sides this campaign and would be sorely missed.
Here’s what was said at the Academy of Light:
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Key Events
- Sunderland will face Sheffield Wednesday in the first leg of their League One play-off semi-final on Friday.
- Over 40,000 fans will attend Friday’s match at the Stadium of Light.
- Black Cats boss Alex Neil held his pre-match press conference earlier today.
- Both sides have injury concerns after Nathan Broadhead and Barry Bannan were forced off last weekend.
We’ll start with the Sunderland team news.
The big one for the Black Cats is obviously Nathan Broadhead who was forced off in the first half at Morecambe.
Neil said after the match it’s a different injury to the hamstring issue which kept the Everton loanee sidelined for several months earlier in the season.
Broadhead wasn’t spotted when the club posted a training video on Tuesday and appears to be a major doubt for Friday’s first leg.
Carl Winchester looks set to miss the rest of the season with a groin issue, while Dennis Cirkin and Callum Doyle also missed last weekend’s trip to Morecambe.
Neil said last weekend he was hopeful Cirkin and Doyle could return for the play-offs.
Leon Dajaku has also been sidelined through illness.
We’ll get a further update when Neil speaks to the media at 9am.
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It’s going to be a cracking atmosphere at the Stadium of Light with over 40,000 set to attend the first leg of Sunderland’s play-off semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday.
Black Cats boss Alex Neil will hold his pre-match press conference this morning, and we’re all hoping there’s a positive update regarding Nathan Broadhead’s injury setback.
We’ll have live updates from the Academy of Light, while Wednesday boss Darren Moore will also be speaking to the media today.
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