Sunderland face an anxious wait to determine if Aji Alese has suffered any significant damage after being forced to withdraw from the 2-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers with an ankle injury.
Sunderland got their League One campaign back on track with a narrow and hard-fought victory over Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon.
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