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Sunderland boss Poyet convinced about Wickham, Fletcher partnership

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet is happy to back Connor Wickham and Steven Fletcher as his first-choice attack.

He is pleased with what he's seen in preseason.

Poyet said: "Fletch is a much happier person now he has been able to do a whole pre-season without any problems and be proper fit to play football. That makes a difference. We just need to be lucky to keep him fit.

"Connor showed us last year what he can do. I think he's feeling better with Fletch next to him so it's an option. These games have given me information to make decisions about how we're going to play in the next few weeks.

"They both understand each other very well and they linked well in Portugal. A couple of times Connor has been one-on-one with the keeper.

"It's important because the more times you play together, the more you understand each other."

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