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All the team news ahead of Friday night's meeting the Black Cats

2023-03-31T09:01:37.620Z

TEAM NEWS: BURNLEY V SUNDERLAND

All the team news ahead of Friday night's meeting the Black Cats

2023-03-31T09:01:37.620Z

All the team news ahead of Friday night's meeting the Black Cats

BURNLEY

England Under-21 captain Taylor Harwood-Bellis is close to a return. He picked up an ankle injury in the FA Cup tie at Bournemouth after previously being ever present in the Championship.

Josh Brownhill is also pushing for a return. He has missed the last three games after sustaining an ankle injury at Bloomfield Road.

South African striker Lyle Foster has encountered travel problems on his return from international duty and is likely to miss out tonight.

SUNDERLAND

Dan Ballard hobbled off in Northern Ireland’s defeat to Finland. His hamstring injury is likely to keep him out of action for two to three weeks.

Jewison Bennette picked up a shoulder injury on international duty with Costa Rica and is set to miss the rest of the campaign.

Amad Diallo came off the bench to score in the draw against Luton Town after recovering from a hamstring injury.

West Ham defender Ali Alese has ended his loan spell at the Stadium of Light. He has a thigh injury and will not play again this season.

Striker Ross Stewart and midfielder Corry Evans are unlikely to feature again this season because of Achilles and cruciate ligament injuries.

Elliot Embleton has an ankle injury and will miss the fixture.

Former Tottenham Hotspur left back Dennis Cirkin may be close to a return. He was concussed in the game at Millwall in February. Sunderland have been following concussion protocols.