Tony Mowbray has provided an injury update ahead of Sunderland’s game against Bristol City on Saturday.
The Black Cats take on the Robins at the Stadium of Light (KO 3pm) looking to make it three wins in a row in the Sky Bet Championship.
Speaking at today’s pre-match press conference, the Head Coach delivered the latest from the treatment room.
“We’re trying to manage the players’ workload at the minute and assessing a few – it’s about getting the balance right,” Mowbray said.
“Niall Huggins was back on the grass, but we’ll be easing him back in with a week’s training.
“Lynden Gooch will hopefully be ready in another couple of weeks – he’s still in the treatment room, but fingers crossed it won’t be too long before he’s back involved.
“We have the longer-term absentees in Corry Evans, Elliot Embleton and Ross Stewart, but apart from that everyone seems okay.”