Sun 14th Mar - Stadium of Light
By Carla Hilton Last updated: 2nd October 2008
Jones: Close to a return
Sunderland boss Roy Keane says it will be a matter of weeks before Kenwyne Jones makes his comeback.
The 23-year-old, who scored seven goals in his first season at the Stadium of Light, has been out of action since June after picking up a serious knee injury on international duty against England.
Keane, though, reckons the Trinidad & Tobago striker is on the road to recovery and should be back in action in just a few weeks.
"He's working hard to get back and is showing a great attitude in the gym," Keane told the club's official website.
"Hopefully it will now be a matter of weeks."

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 20th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Birmingham |
| Wednesday 24th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Aston Villa vs Sunderland |
| Sunday 28th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 16:00 | Liverpool vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 3rd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 10th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 17th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Burnley |
| Saturday 24th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Hull vs Sunderland |
| Saturday 1st May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 9th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wolverhampton vs Sunderland |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Man City | |
| Tuesday 9th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 4 - 0 Bolton | |
| Sunday 28th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 0 - 0 Fulham | |
| Saturday 20th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 2 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Wigan | |
| Monday 1st February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Wednesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 2 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 23rd January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Portsmouth 2 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 7 - 2 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 2nd January | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Sunderland 3 - 0 Barrow | |
| Monday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 2 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Everton | |
| Saturday 19th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man City 4 - 3 Sunderland | |
| Tuesday 15th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 0 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 1 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 1 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 28th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 2 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 29 | 34 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 32 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 29 | 31 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 30 | 28 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 27 |
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