Mayenda starts: Sunderland team news and predicted XI to face Watford.
Sunderland hosts Watford on Saturday in their quest for automatic promotion from the Championship.
Sunderland are currently performing well and are in contention for promotion. SAFC has yet to lose in the league this year, placing them in fourth position and only three points from the automatic promotion spots.
Regis Le Bris has done a great job thus far with The Black Cats. He was nominated for the Championship’s manager of the month in January, and will face Watford.
SAFC won their last match against Middlesbrough, securing three points. They won 3-2 at the Riverside, with Wilson Isidor scoring his 10th goal of the season just two days after becoming a permanent Sunderland player.
Upcoming opponents.Watford now sits in 12th place after losing their past three games.
The Hornets had been in contention for the play-offs, but their recent form has seen them fall behind. Having said that, they are still only three points behind sixth place.
Sunderland team news.
Before the game, Le Bris shared excellent news about Alan Browne, Romaine Mundle, and Tommy Watson.
Browne is expected to return this weekend for the first time in three months following an injury. Mundle may also play for Le Bris, assuming he returns to training by the end of the week after a lengthy absence.
Watson is also barely a week away from returning after his January transfer disaster.
Jenson Seelt and Ahmed Abdullahi continue their recuperation by playing for the Sunderland U21s today (Friday).
January signing Jayden Danns will not be available as he continues his rehabilitation at Liverpool.
Predicted XI
(4-4-2)
Patterson; Hume, Mepham, O’Nien, Cirkin; Roberts, Neil, Bellingham, Le Fee; and Mayenda, Isidor.
Eliezer Mayenda returns after the win over Middlesbrough.
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Le Bris returns to a more natural 4-4-2 formation, with Chris Rigg out. Mayenda had built a strong relationship with Isidor throughout the winter, and that might be favored back at home, with Rigg left on the bench.
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