Sunderland vs QPR - Match Preview

Team news ahead of Sunderland's Premier League game against Queens Park Rangers at the Stadium of Light. Kick-off time is at 3pm. Sunderland's star forward Stephane Sessegnon should return to the starting line-up having served his suspension for picking up a red card for violent conduct in the Tyne/Wear derby against Newcastle United. However Lee Cattermole still has one match to serve on his ban he received from his post-match comments to the referee. Defender John O'Shea faces a late fitness test on his hamstring problem. Kieran Richardson (calf) is still ruled out. Defenders Titus Bramble (achilles/calf) and Wes Brown (knee) are long term absentees. For Queens Park Rangers, defender Armand Traore definitely misses out with a hamstring injury he picked up in the victory against Liverpool midweek. He could be out until April. Clint Hill has traveled to Sunderland but will have a late back injury check. DJ Campbell and Heidar Helguson are making good progress on returning but the game comes too soon for them. Sunderland (from): Mignolet, Gordon, Bardsley, Bridge, O'Shea, Turner, Kilgallon, Kyrgiakos, Lynch, Gardner, Larsson, Elmohamady, McClean, Vaughan, Meyler, Colback, Sessegnon, Bendtner, Wickham, Ji, Campbell. QPR (from): Kenny, Cerny, Murphy, Young, Gabbidon, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Taiwo, Hall, Hill, Derry, Diakite, Barton, Buzsaky, Taarabt, Smith, Mackie, Wright-Phillips, Hulse, Bothroyd, Zamora, Cisse.