15-Aug-2008
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El-Hadji Diouf, Steed Malbranque, Teemu Tainio and Pascal Chimbonda are set to make their Premier League debuts for Sunderland against Liverpool. Kieran Richardson (calf), Phil Bardsley (hamstring) and Danny Higginbotham (back) have recovered from injuries and are in contention. Kenwyne Jones (knee) and Dwight Yorke (eye) miss out. Roy Keane said: "Apart from a couple of lads, I've got pretty much a full squad to choose from and I'm pleased to have a selection headache." Premier League teams can name seven players on the substitutes' bench this season. Sunderland: Gordon, Ward, Fulop, Chimbonda, Bardsley, Nosworthy, Collins, Higginbotham, Liddle, Edwards, Diouf, Tainio, Whitehead, Leadbitter, Reid, Richardson, Malbranque, Miller, Luscombe, Henderson, Chopra, Murphy, Stokes,...
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