Tommy Miller is available to return to Sunderland’s midfield for Sunday’s match against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Rory Delap could make his Sunderland debut at Birmingham after shaking off an Achilles problem.

Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy hopes to have Northern Ireland defender George McCartney available again for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership trip to Blackburn.

Struggling Sunderland are hit by a trio of suspensions in the chase of a first home win of the season against in-form Tottenham at the Stadium of Light on Sunday.

Sunderland striker Kevin Kyle is in line for his first senior appearance since August 2004 in the club’s FA Cup fourth round clash with Brentford tomorrow.

Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy has no fresh injury worries as he prepares for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership trip to West Brom.

Sunderland midfielder Christian Bassila is likely to be missing for the Barclays Premiership to Fulham tomorrow after damaging a hamstring in training.

Sunderland boss Mick McCarthy will retain the team which drew 0-0 with Bolton on Boxing Day as he looks for a first Barclays Premiership victory of the season at the Stadium of Light against Everton.

Sunderland full-back Nyron Nosworthy returns to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership trip to Blackburn after serving a one-match ban.

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Teams for all today's 3pm Premiership kick-offs.

Sunderland are without suspended defender Nyron Nosworthy for Monday’s clash with Bolton.

Alan Curbishley again tinkered with his side as he looked to get Charlton back to winning ways against bottom club Sunderland at The Valley.

Midfielder Julio Arca returns to the Sunderland squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership trip to Charlton after more than two months on the sidelines with a fractured toe.

England striker Jermain Defoe was again included among the Tottenham substitutes for the Barclays Premiership clash with Sunderland at White Hart Lane.

Teams from all today's 3pm kick-offs.

Sunderland are strengthened by the return from injury of full-back Stephen Wright (knee ligament) and Christian Bassila (hamstring) for a crucial relegation clash with Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland midfielder Christian Bassila has been forced to rule himself out of Sunday’s Barclays Premiership derby clash with Newcastle.

Mick McCarthy will make late checks on five players before he finalises his team for Sunday’s derby clash with Middlesbrough.

Sunderland: Davis, Nosworthy, Breen, Stubbs, Hoyte, Whitehead, Bassila, Miller, Arca, Elliott, Gray. Replacements: Caldwell, Lawrence, Stead, Alnwick, Le Tallec.

Captain John Terry was included in the Chelsea line-up after recovering sufficiently from a knee injury to play against the Barclays Premiership’s bottom club at Stamford Bridge.

Sunderland’s new signing Christian Bassila could go straight into the squad for tomorrow's Barclays Premiership trip to Wigan.

Sunderland have signed former Strasbourg midfielder Christian Bassila on a two-year contract.

Sunderland have agreed to sign the Strasbourg midfielder Christian Bassila on a two-year contract.

Everton manager David Moyes is pondering a move for Strasbourg midfielder Christian Bassila.

The line-ups for today's Premiership matches.

Svetoslav Todorov could make his first start for West Ham at Aston Villa tomorrow.

West Ham will give Stuart Pearce until the last moment before deciding if he can feature in their FA Cup quarter-final against Spurs on Sunday.

Stuart Pearce returns from suspension to add some much needed steel to the West Ham defence for their visit to Old Trafford to face Manchester United in Sunday’s FA Cup fourth round tie.