Premier League: Sunderland take on Fulham at the Stadium of Light

Martin O'Neill: Sunderland tackle Fulham at the Stadium of Light

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Sunderland tackle Fulham at the Stadium of Light on Saturday in danger of being dragged into the relegation battle developing just below them.

Sunderland will be without captain Lee Cattermole and on-loan defender Danny Rose when they face Fulham at the Stadium of Light.

Combative midfielder Cattermole is facing several weeks on the sidelines after having an injection in a bid to resolve the knee injury which has restricted him to just 14 appearances this term.

Left-back Rose, who missed the West Brom defeat after aggravating a hamstring injury against Arsenal, will not feature but could come back into contention for the trip to QPR next weekend.

Fulham's Simon Davies has overcome a knee injury and could play his first game in almost a year at Sunderland.

Fellow midfielders Kerim Frei and Kieran Richardson have recovered from their respective pelvis and calf injuries but Mahamadou Diarra (knee) is out.

Young midfielder Buomesca Tue Na Banga and Ajax loanee Eyong Enoh are also available after knee injuries.A trio of defeats for Martin O'Neill's Black Cats leaves them just five points above the bottom three heading into the final 11 games of the Premier League season.

A lack of goals has been Sunderland's Achilles heel throughout the season, with Steven Fletcher their top scorer on 10, but he has netted just twice in the last 10 games.

Danny Graham was brought in from Swansea during the January transfer window and is still to open his account for the Wearsiders, having made just one start and two substitute appearances.

Fulham, who head to the North East on the back of their 1-0 home success against Stoke, remain poor travellers in the Premier League having won just twice away from Craven Cottage this season.

The reverse fixture in London earlier this season ended in a 3-1 victory for the visitors, but that was Sunderland's only success against Fulham in their last seven Premier League meetings.Sunderland will be without captain Lee Cattermole and on-loan defender Danny Rose when they face Fulham at the Stadium of Light.

Combative midfielder Cattermole is facing several weeks on the sidelines after having an injection in a bid to resolve the knee injury which has restricted him to just 14 appearances this term.

Left-back Rose, who missed the West Brom defeat after aggravating a hamstring injury against Arsenal, will not feature but could come back into contention for the trip to QPR next weekend.Fulham's Simon Davies has overcome a knee injury and could play his first game in almost a year at Sunderland.

Fellow midfielders Kerim Frei and Kieran Richardson have recovered from their respective pelvis and calf injuries but Mahamadou Diarra (knee) is out.

Young midfielder Buomesca Tue Na Banga and Ajax loanee Eyong Enoh are also available after knee injuries.