Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill says injured striker Fraizer Campbell is making great progress.
Campbell is rapidly approaching contention after his latest knee injury.
O'Neill said: "He is doing very well. He played this morning again for about 75 minutes and the medical team have said to me that there's not much more they can do.
"They are sending him out, he doesn't seem to be having any reactionary problems to anything, so that's very encouraging."