Sunderland V Fulham - view criticism, squad, and research of the overall game live. Cattermole facing around absence Sunderland skipper Lee Cattermole is facing weeks on the sidelines as he attempts to shake off a leg injury. The 24-year-old midfielder will miss the Barclays Premier League conflict with Fulham at the Stadium of Light after having an injection in the knee, with boss Martin O'Neill acknowledging surgery might be needed if that does not solve the issue. Full-back Danny Rose is likely to come back to training a few weeks after aggravating a hamstring strain which has been treated at parent team Tottenham. O'Neill is determined to tie-up keeper Simon Mignolet on a long-term contract. The 24-year-old this week moved to reassure O'Neill that he was happy on Wearside after representative Guy Vandermissen hinted he may need to keep for a higher-profile team if he's to attain his ambition of changing Thibaut Courtois as Belgium's first-choice goalkeeper. O'Neill, who celebrates his 61st birthday today, unmasked discussions over an expansion at the Stadium of Light are under way despite Mignolet having couple of years of his active deal still to operate, and the Northern Irishman is set to solve that situation as rapidly as possible. He said: "We wants to try to tie him right down to a contract. There has been discusses that for quite a while, but I believe we'd really want to try to firm that up when we can. "I think he's receptive to it." Mignolet has probably been Sunderland's most readily useful person in an assessment Premier League strategy currently, and the undeniable fact that he acted swiftly to stop the alarm bells will have come as an aid to O'Neill and the club's fans alike, while the former was relaxed about the whole situation. He said: "I had not been made aware of it at all and he came up to me to share with me that he thought there clearly was something lost in translation. "The agent who was employed in the office had made some comment about it and really, if you believe about what he explained - I have not seen it firsthand and thus, it's unfair of me to create a comment - but if the gist of it was that Atletico Madrid certainly are a better area than Sunderland, well I'm not so sure that too many people would argue with that. "I haven't a major problem with this. Our work is always to attempt to make us at some point or them." another as good Fulham's Simon Davies has over come a leg injury and could perform his first game in very nearly per year. Other midfielders Kerim Frei and Kieran Richardson have recovered from their respective pelvis and leg injuries but Mahamadou Diarra (leg) has gone out. Young midfielder Buomesca Tue Na Banga and Ajax loanee Eyong Enoh may also be available after knee injuries. "Simon Davies is straight back, he is fit," boss Martin Jol said. "I have to come to a decision (on whether he features). I have plenty of players now however it could be about having him in the squad." Davies is one of several of Fulham participants that are out of commitment at the end of the year. Jol has pushed the 33-year-old to prove he deserves a fresh package. "We like players to be quite productive," the former Tottenham boss said. "He was hurt probably 50% of enough time, probably more, but hopefully he can keep healthy today. "I have an idea that he can still prove himself again since that is what he did previously. "In the past he was a large person for Fulham."
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