Huge double Sunderland blow as hamstring injuries confirmed ahead of Sheffield Wednesday clash.
Sheffield Wednesday welcome Sunderland to Hillsborough on Friday evening.
Sunderland could be without two key players for next week’s trip to Hillsborough with Enzo Le Fee and Dan Ballard both forced off during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat against Hull City.
The Black Cats fell to their first home defeat of the season on Saturday, with goalkeeper Anthony Patterson fumbling a corner into his own net on 18 minutes. Regis Le Bris’ side dominated possession but were left frustrated by a defensively resolute Hull outfit, who consigned the promotion hopefuls to a second blow of the week following Monday’s crushing 2-1 loss at Leeds United.
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Sunderland’s misery was compounded at half-time when star January signing Enzo Le Fee was forced off, with their day going from bad to worse as Dan Ballard suffered a similar fare just minutes after the break. The pair have a week to get themselves fit but if further assessment flags anything serious, there will be doubts over their availability at Hillsborough.
“We have a small group. That can be a positive, because everyone is really involved, but at the same time, when we have injuries, we know that we can have a bit of a lack of depth in certain positions. That is just the characteristic of the squad this year. There are positives and negatives, we just have to try to manage things properly.”
