Ian Burchnall hopes Anthony Patterson will return to Notts County next week after admitting the goalkeeper has had to remain at Sunderland.
Patterson was due to resume the rest of his loan at Meadow Lane having been recalled by Sunderland after two goalkeepers contracted Covid.
But Lee Burge has suffered a setback in his recovery from the virus which has meant that Sunderland have had to keep Patterson at the Stadium of Light.
