Defensive duo fit for Sunderland

21 October 2016 09:25

Defenders Lamine Kone and Patrick van Aanholt are fit for Sunderland's Premier League trip to West Ham as manager David Moyes' injury problems ease.

Kone missed last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Stoke with a hamstring problem, while Van Aanholt lasted just 40 minutes before having to leave the field with an adductor strain, but both are fit for the trip to the London Stadium.

Goalkeeper Vito Mannone (fractured elbow) and midfielder Sebastian Larsson (knee) are back in light training, while winger Adnan Januzaj is expected to join them next week and Jason Denayer, Jan Kirchhoff and Lee Cattermole are not far behind, leaving striker Fabio Borini (groin) as the only long-term absentee.

Provisional squad: Pickford, Mika, Love, Manquillo, Van Aanholt, Kone, Djilobodji, O'Shea, McNair, Rodwell, Gooch, Khazri, Pienaar, Honeyman, Defoe, Asoro, Watmore, Anichebe.

Source: PA-WIRE