Sunderland duo could return for Everton match | OneFootball

Regis Le Bris says Omar Alderete and Simon Adingra could come back into contention for Monday’s game against Everton.

Alderete has missed the last two games with a head injury but could return to the squad in his side’s upcoming clash.

“He’s getting better, trained normally with the squad this morning, he’s on the way,” Le Bris said on Alderete.

“He is still a doubt for Everton because he is in the concussion protocols, but we hope that he will be out of them tomorrow [on Saturday].”

Adingra, meanwhile, also missed the last two games with a hamstring problem but is in line for a return.

“Simon Adingra missed the Chelsea game because he had a small hamstring injury, but it was not serious. He missed one weekend but he is available.”

Sunderland have won five of their first nine league games of the season and sit fourth going into the weekend, and Le Bris says his side’s versatility has been key to their success.

“For Chelsea, yeah, I think before, in the beginning of the season, we used often this back five for deep block, for example using Granit who dropped into the back four, but for this game at Chelsea, it was obvious that because of their quality, we decided to press high, then to remove the mid block and to go deeper with a deep block with a back five, which worked well I think,” he said.

“So now for Everton it will be a new story, a new challenge, we’ll see.”