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BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30:  Liam Boyce of Burton Albion misses a penalty during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Burton Albion and Nottingham Forest at Pirelli Stadium on October 30, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent, England.  (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30:  Liam Boyce of Burton Albion misses a penalty during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Burton Albion and Nottingham Forest at Pirelli Stadium on October 30, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent, England.  (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Liam Boyce of Burton Albion misses a penalty during the Carabao Cup Fourth Round match between Burton Albion and Nottingham Forest at Pirelli Stadium on October 30, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Black Cats boss Phil Parkinson held his pre-match press conference earlier today ahead of Friday’s meeting with Doncaster at the Stadium of Light.

There were updates of several transfer targets including striker Liam Boyce as well as midfielders Greg Docherty and Olle Norburn.

Scroll down to catch up with all of today’s Black Cats news: