Sunderland: Triple boost ahead of QPR clash

Sunderland have acquired some welcome information forward of Saturday’s Championship encounter with Queens Park Rangers on the Stadium of Mild.

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As per West London Sport, this weekend’s guests have been dealt a blow after it emerged that three first-team gamers – Kenneth Paal, Luke Amos and Chris Willock – have been struck down by damage, ruling them out of the journey to the northeast.

Supervisor Michael Beale – who took the job at Loftus Street earlier this summer time – confirmed that triple damage setback, stating: “Not one of the gamers that had been injured can be coming again into the squad. We’re nonetheless ready on a prognosis of the three gamers. However upset, clearly.”

That trio had been all absent from Tuesday’s Carabao Cup defeat to Charlton Athletic, regardless of having started within the 3-2 victory over Chris Wilder’s Middlesborough aspect on the weekend.

Neil ought to be delighted

Whereas not eager to want unwell on any participant, Black Cats boss Alex Neil will seemingly be delighted to study that three such essential gamers can be out of motion on Saturday, with that reality solely enhancing the house aspect’s probabilities of sustaining their unbeaten start to life again within the second tier.

Within the case of Willock, specifically, the playmaker can be sorely missed having shone for the R’s in current instances, notably netting a surprising, long-range effort within the win over Boro to assist set his aspect heading in the right direction for victory.

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The 24-year-old – who’s the brother of Newcastle United man, Joe Willock – had additionally confirmed influential final time period, scoring seven targets and offering 11 assists in 35 Championship outings below former boss, Mark Warburton, together with his common match ranking of seven.20 the best within the QPR squad final season, as per SofaScore.

That reality seemingly rubber stamps his significance to the west London outfit, whereas teammate and former Tottenham Hotspur gem, Amos, additionally flourished through the 2021/22 marketing campaign scoring six league targets in whole from his midfield berth.

Equally, the lack of summer signing Paal may also show a notable headache for Beale and co, with Niko Hamalainen – who underwhelmed within the midweek defeat to Charlton – the one reserve at left-back.

Such disruption ought to hand the ascendency to Neil’s males for the upcoming encounter this weekend, with the previous Preston North Finish boss prone to be delighted at having a possible benefit.