Dennis Cirkin will return to the Sunderland squad for tomorrow night's trip to Queens Park Rangers after recovering from concussion. The defender suffered a head injury as he scored the Black Cats' equaliser at Millwall last weekend and was knocked unconscious, meaning he had to follow the FA's mandatory concussion protocols which set out how quickly a player can return to training and playing.
Cirkin missed Sunderland's FA Cup defeat against Fulham last Wednesday and was not ready for selection for Saturday's home win against Reading. But he is back in training and boss Tony Mowbray confirmed today that the 20-year-old would travel with the squad to London ahead of tomorrow's game at Loftus Road.
"Dennis is travelling," said Mowbray. "He has trained for the last few days and he feels alright, so he's back and available."
