Tony Mowbray hopes Amad and Alex Pritchard will be back in contention for next weekend's home game against Luton Town - if not before. The duo missed Sunderland's 1-0 win against Norwich City at Carrow Road, with on-loan Manchester United forward Amad limping out of training with a hamstring issue on Friday while midfielder Pritchard missed out on facing one of his old clubs after he also picked up a knock.
Mowbray did not go as far as to rule them out of Wednesday night's game against Sheffield United at the Stadium of Light, but suggested that Saturday's clash with Luton might be a more realistic return date. "It's not satisfying to win without them," he said, following the win in Norfolk.
"Amad is such an important footballer, Pritch has missed a fair bit of the season through injury and yet he is a really talented boy and he has a big personality in the group. They are both big losses.
