Bassila misses derby clash

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

Tue, 18 Oct, 2005 - 12:13

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

The 28-year-old Frenchman damaged a hamstring in the 1-1 draw with West Ham on October 1 and had given himself an outside chance of making the trip to St James’ Park.

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