Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray will have some big and difficult decisions to make this weekSunderland boss Tony Mowbray will have some big and difficult decisions to make this week
Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray will have some big and difficult decisions to make this week

The exciting Sunderland XI Tony Mowbray could name after latest injury reveal and who might miss out - photo gallery

Sunderland return to Championship action on Saturday and Tony Mowbray is potentially facing more selection dilemmas than at any time in his tenure so far.

It’s why he said in the aftermath of the 1-0 friendly win last Friday that he believes it could be an exciting second half of the campaign.

The extensive injury list has not fully cleared but it is getting there, and some key figures are pushing for inclusion at the weekend. While there are a number of big decisions to be made as to the starting XI - perhaps most significant is the impact that it will have on Mowbray’s bench. For the first time, he’ll have depth and variety in almost every position to switch things up in the game.

It could also lead to some very good players missing out entirely, both this weekend and moving forward Here, we explain how it could shake out…

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