Fulham v SUNDERLAND: Kenwyne Jones fighting to be fit to face the Cottagers

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce remains hopeful that striker Kenwyne Jones can recover from a dead leg to return to the first team at Fulham on Sunday. The Trinidad and Tobago international picked up the injury just minutes into Tuesday night's 3-0 reserve team victory over Wigan on his comeback from a three-match ban. Striker's instinct: Jones (left) hopes to be fit to add to his tally this seasonHowever, central defender John Mensah is out with a recurrence of a calf problem which is causing some concern. Midfielder Lee Cattermole could resume during the Christmas programme after returning to training following a medial ligament injury but tomorrow's game will come too soon for him while keeper Craig Gordon will be sidelined for months yet by a broken arm. Provisional squad: Fulop, Carson, Bardsley, McCartney, Da Silva, Turner, Nosworthy, Ferdinand, Richardson, Cana, Reid, Malbranque, Henderson, Zenden, Campbell, Jones, Bent, Healy, Murphy, Meyler, Reed. CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE REST OF THE WEEKEND'S PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS  Explore more:People:Steve Bruce, Lee Cattermole, Craig Gordon

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