Niall Huggins will be in Sunderland's squad for tomorrow's trip to Birmingham City - with Tony Mowbray hinting that the Black Cats have been hit by more injury woes. Defender Huggins has been out for over a year with back and heel problems but has recently returned to action for the U21s, and has this week begun training with the first team.
And the indications are that Huggins could be needed at St Andrew's, with Mowbray saying he had 'lots' of injury problems although he declined to go into detail. Sunderland are already without Ross Stewart, Daniel Ballard, Aji Alese, Lynden Gooch, and Edouard Michut through injury, while Luke O'Nien must sit out tomorrow's game through suspension after accumulating his fifth booking of the season.
But those absences are already known about, and Mowbray's comments today suggested that his squad has been further depleted. Asked about injuries, he said: "There are lots - but not that I can tell you about!
