Sunderland vs. Fulham: Feb 22, 2026

Bobb is easing into play after only featuring for seven minutes off the bench last outing, according to manager Marco Silva, per Jack Kelly of Fullhamish. "He needs more time. We are working with him behind the scenes. He came from a hamstring injury, so we have to be careful with him. Sooner or later, he's going to be ready."

Cairney (calf) is out for Wednesday's match against Manchester City, according to Jack Kelly of Fullhamish. "Too soon for Tom. Nothing serious, but we have to be careful. A knock to the calf. After the first exam, we decided not to risk it. Everyone else is available."

Traore (knee) is set to miss around another three weeks of action as he recovers, according to Phil Smith of the Sunderland Echo. "So it's always symptom-driven, but they are both in a good place. So hopefully we'll have good news in a few weeks. Bertrand suffered an important knee injury and played with his national team in the second half. The diagnosis was that you need to rest and you need to take care of your knee if you want to have a stable knee for the end of the season and for his career as well. So we didn't rush the process and we took care of him just to make sure that he's ready to play."

Xhaka (ankle) is still two to three weeks away from making his return, coach Regis Le Bris told the media, according to the Sunderland Echo. "We don't know yet on Granit. Probably two or three weeks. We'll see according to his feeling and just wait a bit."