Aggravated a hip injury at Everton last week and Le Bris says the defender faces a late fitness test on Friday. The Sunderland head coach is expecting to be without the defender which means Luke O'Nien will likely return to the starting XIplaceholder image
Aggravated a hip injury at Everton last week and Le Bris says the defender faces a late fitness test on Friday. The Sunderland head coach is expecting to be without the defender which means Luke O'Nien will likely return to the starting XI | Sunderland's Omar Alderete. Photo by Chris Fryatt.

The confirmed Sunderland and Nottingham Forest team news with nine ruled out

Sunderland are back in Premier League action at the Stadium of Light on Friday night when they face Nottingham Forest

Both Régis Le Bris and Vitor Pereira have some key injury issues ahead of Friday night’s crucial Premier League game, but have also had some positive news on the training ground this week.

Here, we bring you up to speed with the latest news after both bosses held their press conferences on Thursday afternoon

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