Get the latest as it happens by signing up to our SAFC newsletterLee Johnson has explained that Ross Stewart missed Sunderland's FA Cup tie against Mansfield Town due to injury. And while Johnson was always expected to make changes, the fact that striker Stewart was not even included on the bench was a surprise. McGeady had looked some way short of full fitness before he picked up the ban, and Johnson decided to rest him. Johnson said: "We've got a two-week period now where we can design a programme for a few of them. "We have to use these two weeks to prepare ourselves as best we can for the Ipswich game."

Source: Express November 07, 2021 15:25 UTC