 Miller's loss will be a blow to his relegation-battling side |
Sunderland have been hit by a fresh injury blow, with midfielder Liam Miller out of action for up to a month. Miller, 26, damaged a calf muscle in the Republic of Ireland's 1-0 friendly loss to Brazil in Dublin on Wednesday.
His absence leaves Sunderland short of options in central midfield for Saturday's match against Wigan.
Dwight Yorke (calf), Kieran Richardson (hamstring) and Grant Leadbitter (toe) are all out, while new signing Andy Reid is short of match fitness.
Nigeria international Dickson Etuhu has now returned from the Africa Cup of Nations and is likely to partner skipper Dean Whitehead in the middle.
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