Mensah misses Hawthorns trip

Sunderland defender John Mensah is expected to miss Saturday's Premier League trip to West Brom with a hamstring injury. The Ghana international suffered the injury late in last week's 2-2 draw with Birmingham and could be sidelined for several weeks.New captain Lee Cattermole is suspended following his sending-off against the Blues, while Michael Turner completes his two-match ban, although midfielder Jack Colback returns from his disciplinary lay-off.Andy Reid (hamstring) is back in training and keeper Craig Gordon (fractured arm) could return to action within a fortnight, but George McCartney (ankle) and David Meyler (knee) remain on the injured list.Black Cats (from): Mignolet, Carson, Onouha, Bardsley, Richardson, Bramble, Da Silva, Elmohamady, Henderson, Malbranque, Riveros, Zenden, Colback, Angeleri, Bent, Campbell, Welbeck, Waghorn.

Source: Team_Talk