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Sunderland, 11:04, January 23, 2009
George McCartney returns for the Blackburn FA Cup tie as does Steed Malbranque but Kirean Richardson and Nyron Nosworthy are ruled out.
Ricky Sbragia has been boosted by the news that McCartney has finally recovered from the foot injury that has plagued him since rejoining the Black Cats from West Ham in the summer.