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Sunderland see star midfielder ruled out as boss sets minimum expectation for Leeds United clash
Sunderland will be without club captain Corry Evans on Tuesday night when they travel to Elland Road to take on Leeds United. Evans hasn’t featured for the Black Cats all season due to a knee injury but he is now in the final stages of his recovery and has represented the club’s U21s side on two occasions in recent weeks.
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Championship news: 42-goal ex-Sunderland striker suffers relegation following January transfer move
Former Sunderland striker Charlie Wyke has been relegated from the Championship with Rotherham United.
Wyke, who netted 42 goals in all competitions for the Black Cats between 2018 and 2021, joined the Millers on loan from Wigan Athletic during the winter transfer window.
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Mike Dodds explains why Abdoullah Ba was not in Sunderland squad
MIKE DODDS felt Aji Alese’s return to first-team action was one of the major positives to emerge from yesterday’s goalless draw with Bristol City – before explaining why Abdoullah Ba missed out at the Stadium of Light.
Having been sidelined since January because of a recurrence of the thigh injury that had already ruled him out of the whole of the first half of the campaign, Alese returned to the first-team fold when he replaced Leo Hjelde in the 66th minute of his side’s draw with the Robins.
With neither Hjelde nor Callum Styles having been able to make the left-back slot their own in the last few games, Alese finds himself with an opportunity to reclaim a spot on the left of the back four in the remaining five matches of the season.
And while Dodds is determined not to push the defender too hard given his injury issues in the last 12 months, he was impressed with the way he slotted back in yesterday.
