David James in line to make Portsmouth return at Sunderland

08 December 2009 16:10
Raring to go: Pompey No 1 James[LNB]England goalkeeper David James expects to make his Portsmouth comeback in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland.   [LNB]James, who needs game time to seal his inclusion in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad, has been out for two weeks with a calf problem, missing four matches.   [LNB]The 39-year-old admits last Saturday's 2-0 victory over Burnley arrived too soon but has given himself a clean bill of health after also struggling with a knee injury.   [LNB]'I hope to be back this Saturday,' he told the Portsmouth News. 'The injury was a minor tear. Because the word minor is there you presume you won't be out for long. [LNB] 'Obviously any training you can't do impacts you. Last Saturday just gone was too soon so Sunderland will hopefully be the return.   [LNB]'The knee has been an ongoing problem which we had pretty much taken care of. So to have a calf strain, which was essentially done in the warm-up against Stoke but had been building up in the week, was a setback.   [LNB]'It was frustrating. I don't like being injured and I don't like having treatment, but it happened.'[LNB] Portsmouth veteran Primus calls it quits after admitting defeat to injury Sunderland facing defensive crisis as duo are banned for Portsmouth clash Portsmouth 2 Burnley 0: Secret of success - don't pay the players!Portsmouth owe £2m for sale of Diarra to Real with FIFA investigation pendingPORTSMOUTH FC

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