Le Bris hopeful Cats duo will be passed fit to face Wolves

Régis Le Bris remains hopeful that both Noah Sadiki and Omar Alderete will be fit to start against Wolves on Saturday afternoon.

- by Phil Smith

The pair both picked up injuries during the international break, with Sadiki returning early from DR Congo's fixtures due to an ankle sprain.

Sadiki will be closely monitored over the next couple of days, but the initial signs are positive and Le Bris says it is an issue that the midfielder has managed in the past.

The Black Cats are less certain on Omar Alderete, who has only just returned to Wearside.

Alderete was substituted in the latter stages of Paraguay's 2-0 defeat to South Korea with a muscle complaint, and has since faced a long-haul trip back to Wearside.

He will need to be assessed further in the next 24 hours, but Le Bris says like Sadiki, the initial signs are positive.