Malbranque's back in the pack

Steed Malbranque returns to the Sunderland squad for tomorrow night’s Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton after being punished for a breach of club discipline.

The 30-year-old Frenchman did not even make the bench for last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Fulham amid reports he had broken a curfew ahead of the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.