The Black Cats welcome the reigning champions to the Stadium of Light with Le Bris otherwise able to call on a full squad.
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Diarra is continuing his recovery from a hamstring injury and is expected to return after the upcoming international break.
“Romaine has a knee injury, which is a shame because he had a good pre-season,” he told the media.
“We will support him and hope he is ready by the end of the year. Habib is in the middle of his recovery.”