He's been sidelined the last couple of months with a knee injury, but is now available for selection. He's been back training, but was held back from being involved against Swansea, just to make sure he was fully back in the swing of things. placeholder image
He's been sidelined the last couple of months with a knee injury, but is now available for selection. He's been back training, but was held back from being involved against Swansea, just to make sure he was fully back in the swing of things. | Getty Images

Sunderland v Portsmouth injury news with 15 players out of Championship clash

Jordan Jones
By Jordan Jones

EFL and Midlands football writer

Published 5th Jan 2025, 05:00 BST

Pompey are in EFL Championship again this week with a trip to the Stadium of Light on Sunday.

Pompey make one of their longest trips of the season as they face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the EFL Championship on Sunday.

John Mousinho's men will be looking to follow up their 4-0 win against Swansea City on New Year's Day. The win moved them out of the relegation zone with Hull City suffering a late defeat to Middlesbrough, and Cardiff City drawing with Coventry City.

Sunday's opponents Sunderland made a statement as they beat Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore had a penalty saved by Anthony Patterson as Eliezer Mayenda and Wilsor Isidor were both on target for the North East outfit.

The win over the Blades put them to within two points of the Blades prior to Saturday's round of fixtures. At the bottom, it's relatively close between Pompey and their relegation rivals.

Earlier on in the season, Pompey and Sunderland met on the South Coast, with the Black Cats claiming a 3-1 win. Zak Swanson's own goal broke the deadlock in the first half, and then Alan Browne and Romaine Mundle scored within five minutes of each other to make for a commanding lead. An own goal from Luke O'Nien in stoppage time acted only as a consolation for Pompey.

A lot was said about Sunderland’s injury situation leading in to their win against Sheffield United and they’re still navigating through things now. Salis Abdul Samed and Ahmed Abdullahi are still awaiting their debuts, and manager Regis Le Bris has given an indication as to when they could make their first-team bows.

The festive period has been relentless for all clubs across the Football League with a large amount of matches scheduled over a short amount of days. Here The News compiles the latest injury news both on Pompey and Sunderland.

Sunderland are taking a cautious approach with Abdul Samed following a muscle injury. Could make his debut next week instead.

17. Salis Abdul Samed - out

Sunderland are taking a cautious approach with Abdul Samed following a muscle injury. Could make his debut next week instead. | AFP via Getty Images

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Likely to be absent for a week or so, despite returning over the festive period, where he was named on the bench.

18. Ian Poveda - out

Likely to be absent for a week or so, despite returning over the festive period, where he was named on the bench. | Getty Images

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Suffered a major knee injury in March 2024.

19. Jenson Seelt - out

Suffered a major knee injury in March 2024. | Getty Images

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