Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris currently has a bit of a selection headache going into the new season.
Sunderland now have three more pre-season friendlies to play before they kick off their 2024/25 Championship season.
Sunderland travel to Cardiff City on August 10th and so far, Regis Le Bris has had four games with his new players.
The Black Cats have beaten South Shields and Eldense in pre-season games, drawing with Nottingham Forest and losing to Gateshead.
The Sunderland first-team squad is returning from Spain where they played Forest and then Eldense.
It was another great chance for Le Bris to work on his shape and style and to take a look at all of his players, with some looking sharper than others.
One player who’s been a bit of challenge since his arrival last summer is Luis Hemir; arriving from Benfica, the striker failed to score in 23 Championship outings last season, with Sunderland fans criticising Hemir for some of his performances.
But he scored an impressive ranged goal in the 2-1 win vs Eldense during what was a 45-minute run out for the Portuguese striker.
Ex-Sheffield United and Swansea City man deal nearing completion as Sunderland’s Championship rivals are fined
West Bromwich Albion have been fined £30,000 and warned for misconduct after crowd control issues during the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers last January. The clash between the two was halted as fans collided during the FA Cup meeting.
An FA statement read: “The club admitted that they failed to ensure their spectators and/or supporters (and anyone purporting to be supporters or followers) conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and did not behave in an improper, offensive, violent, threatening, abusive, indecent, insulting or provocative way.
The club also admitted that they failed to ensure their spectators and/or supporters (and anyone purporting to be supporters or followers) refrained from throwing missiles or other potentially harmful or dangerous objects towards the pitch,” the release concluded.
Former Sheffield United and Swansea City striker Oli McBurnie appears to have found himself a new club.
The striker is currently a free agent after his contract with The Blades expired at the end of last season, alerting clubs to his availability. McBurnie’s name was mentioned by some Sunderland fans as a potential option to consider during the summer transfer window.
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