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.
9. Lynden Gooch
Lynden Gooch is expected to make his return from a minor hamstring injury against Rotherham United in the Championship this weekend. Photo: FRANK REID
10. Eliezer Mayenda
Eliezer Mayenda suffered a hamstring injury in his first training session with the club and is now set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Photo: Chris Fryatt
11. Jenson Seelt
Jenson Seelt is yet to make his Sunderland debut after picking up an injury. "Jenson feels as if he's only a couple of weeks away, which is a positive," Mowbray said before Preston. "But I'm not sitting here thinking they'll be OK for Rotherham, they're going to be a couple of weeks and maybe after the international break by the time they've got some U21s minutes and trained with us enough to be ready for the first team." Photo: Sunderland AFC