O'Neill hopeful for O'Shea return

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill is hoping that Republic of Ireland defender John O'Shea can return for tomorrow’s Premier League clash against struggling Wolves.

O’Shea (calf) and strikers Nicklas Bendtner (back and hamstring) and Fraizer Campbell (knee), who all missed Monday’s 4-0 defeat at Everton, trained yesterday and could return to contention.

Full-back Phil Bardsley (groin) and midfielder Lee Cattermole (knee), who were both substituted at Goodison Park, remain doubts.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Gordon, Bardsley, Bridge, Richardson, Turner, O’Shea, Kilgallon, Kyrgiakos, Lynch, Cattermole, Gardner, Larsson, McClean, Vaughan, Meyler, Colback, Sessegnon, Bendtner, Wickham, Ji, Campbell.