Bad news on the injury front
Confirmation of the news Sunderland fans have been dreading all week: Phil Bardsley out for the rest of the season, Jonny Evans struggling.
Bardsley needs an operation on his knee ligament injury which means he won't play in Sunderland's final three games of the season, although Roy Keane says he'll be fine for the start of pre-season.
As for hamstring injury victim Evans, he is officially 50-50 for tomorrow's Wear-Tees derby but it seems highly unlikely that he'll be risked.
It's a blow for Sunderland but after the injured pair pulled out of the Newcastle game last weekend, it hardly comes as a surprise.
Danny Higginbotham looks likely to continue in central defence in place of Evans while at right-back Keane has Dean Whitehead, Paul McShane or Ian Harte to choose from.
Whoever gets the nod will be in for a busy afternoon up against Stewart Downing!
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