Major Eliezer Mayenda fitness update before QPR vs Sunderland

Sunderland are looking to continue their fantastic form this weekend, heading to Queens Park Rangers, and they have been handed a big injury boost.

Sunderland injury news

With an impressive run of play that has taken them five points ahead of everyone else and at the top of the table, Regis Le Bris’ club is the team to watch in the Championship thus far this season.

Sunderland will travel to a QPR team that is sagging close to the bottom of the league on Saturday afternoon. The west Londoners are now in 23rd place and are firmly in the relegation zone.

Although there is now a significant class gap between the Black Cats and their weekend opponents, Le Bris is without several players this weekend and the Championship is an unpredictable competition.

High-profile absences include goalie Anthony Patterson, who has yet to fully recover from his injury after missing last Saturday’s 2-0 success against Oxford United at home, and centre-back Dan Ballard, who is also anticipated to be too young for the QPR game.

Sunderland handed fresh injury boost

Keith Downie, a writer for Sky Sports, said on X that Sunderland forward Mayenda’s return versus QPR following an injury is a huge plus for Le Bris.

The Black Cats will have even more attacking options now that Mayenda is back, which will improve their chances of winning on Saturday. The 19-year-old scored and assisted twice apiece in six Championship games prior to missing action since the team’s 1-0 victory against Middlesbrough at home in late September. He also received two Man of the Match honours from WhoScored.

Patrick Rowe, a Sky Sports player, expressed his love for the youthful striker by stating: “Mayenda has been outstanding today. In this match, he has excelled in mobility, hold-up play, and finishing. He will be frantically trying to get the hat-trick.

Any side hoping to move from the Championship to the Premier League needs a deep squad, especially in the last third when having potent attacking alternatives from the bench may make all the difference.

Although Mayenda is still obviously a very young football player and not yet the finished product, Sunderland has brought back a talented young player in Mayenda, who has demonstrated this season what he is capable of producing.

Given his paucity of playing time over the last month or two, it could come as a surprise if the Spaniard returned to Le Bris’ starting lineup for the QPR match, but a cameo would be perfect for the Black Cats.

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