Régis Le Bris issues Sunderland team news update ahead of crucial Coventry City clash

Sunderland are back in Premier League action against Coventry City on Saturday afternoon

Régis Le Bris says he ‘more or less’ has a full squad available for Sunderland’s trip to Coventry City this weekend but Nordi Mukiele does remain a doubt.

Mukiele was forced off early in the second half against Leeds United with a throat problem after being struck by Luke O’Nien as the pair cleared a long ball. The Sunderland head coach says Mukiele does not have a serious injury but the extent of his involvement this weekend remains somewhat in doubt.

“We'll see, because he got this knock,” Le Bris said.

“It's a minor and short-term injury, but we'll see for Saturday.”

Le Bris confirmed on Wednesday night that Wilson Isidor had been back in training this week, and confirmed that he expected the striker to play some part in the game this weekend. Dan Ballard and Romaine Mundle are confirmed absentees but otherwise the head coach has close to a full squad with Kevin Danso back from suspension.

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“Wilson should be available,” Le Bris said.

“At the minute we accepted Ballard and Mundle are out, all our players are more or less available. We have to manage minor injuries, so it's a question of three days, four days, depending on the players. But they're in good place.”

Habib Diarra is also available for the game, with Le Bris confirming that his withdrawal at half time on Wednesday night was a pre-planned substitution to manage his workload on his return from a hamstring issue.

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