Tony Mowbray recently stated that Ross Stewart was back out on the grass at the Academy of Light but is still several weeks away from a return. "He was on the grass today with his boots on, that’s a positive sign," Mowbray said when asked about Stewart before Preston. “I’m not sure the timescale of a few weeks is right, it will probably be a bit more than a few weeks, six or seven weeks is my inkling before he can potentially get on the pitch."Tony Mowbray recently stated that Ross Stewart was back out on the grass at the Academy of Light but is still several weeks away from a return. "He was on the grass today with his boots on, that’s a positive sign," Mowbray said when asked about Stewart before Preston. “I’m not sure the timescale of a few weeks is right, it will probably be a bit more than a few weeks, six or seven weeks is my inkling before he can potentially get on the pitch."
Tony Mowbray recently stated that Ross Stewart was back out on the grass at the Academy of Light but is still several weeks away from a return. "He was on the grass today with his boots on, that’s a positive sign," Mowbray said when asked about Stewart before Preston. “I’m not sure the timescale of a few weeks is right, it will probably be a bit more than a few weeks, six or seven weeks is my inkling before he can potentially get on the pitch."

Sunderland AFC injury list: Latest on Ross Stewart, Chris Rigg, Jenson Seelt and Jay Matete ahead of Rotherham United - gallery

By James Copley
Published 16th Aug 2023, 09:47 BST
Updated 16th Aug 2023, 10:08 BST
Sunderland are still dealing with a few injury issues two games into the Championship season.

Head coach Tony Mowbray has been able to welcome some first-team players back into his squad over the summer after several were sidelined at the end of the last campaign. Some players also missed Sunderland’s pre-season US tour as they continue to recover from injury setbacks.

Here are the players who have been sidelined in recent weeks and their situations ahead of Sunderland’s third league game of the 2023-24 season against Rotherham United at the Stadium of Light.

Elliot Embleton has been absent since last December with an ankle fracture and ligament problem, while summer-signing Seelt suffered a recurrence of a minor ankle injury while making his debut during the club's pre-season tour of the US. "I've asked Elliot a lot how it's feeling and he tells me it's great," Mowbray said before Preston. "I don't think he's far away, I think he'll start training with us at some stage next week and then he might need a half a game for the U21s. He would certainly need a week to ten days of training with us before he can do that, though. So maybe a couple of weeks, which is good as it gives us another attack-minded footballer."

5. Elliot Embleton

Elliot Embleton has been absent since last December with an ankle fracture and ligament problem, while summer-signing Seelt suffered a recurrence of a minor ankle injury while making his debut during the club's pre-season tour of the US. "I've asked Elliot a lot how it's feeling and he tells me it's great," Mowbray said before Preston. "I don't think he's far away, I think he'll start training with us at some stage next week and then he might need a half a game for the U21s. He would certainly need a week to ten days of training with us before he can do that, though. So maybe a couple of weeks, which is good as it gives us another attack-minded footballer." Photo: Stu Forster

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Tony Mowbray has stated that Sunderland midfielder Jay Matete could be out until Christmas. "I think it's going to be months rather than weeks, for Matete. Maybe three months - November? "At the moment I don't have the exact time scale but it was quite a bad one."

6. Jay Matete

Tony Mowbray has stated that Sunderland midfielder Jay Matete could be out until Christmas. "I think it's going to be months rather than weeks, for Matete. Maybe three months - November? "At the moment I don't have the exact time scale but it was quite a bad one." Photo: FRANK REID

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Adam Richardson has suffered an injury setback last month and is expected back sometime in late September.

7. Adam Richardson

Adam Richardson has suffered an injury setback last month and is expected back sometime in late September. Photo: FRANK REID

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The young Sunderland player would have featured more during Sunderland's pre-season but suffered a back injury which is still keeping him out.

8. Tom Watson

The young Sunderland player would have featured more during Sunderland's pre-season but suffered a back injury which is still keeping him out. Photo: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC

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