Sunderland will be without Jermain Defoe for the visit of Arsenal on Saturday from another round of the Premier League. It was said by the team`s manager. He added that the attacker`s injury is not as serious as they were preliminary estimates.
Defoe, the scorer of the team, is with eight hits in the Championship in England this season, is a trauma to the under knee ligament, which obtained in the 2:0 victory over Stoke City last weekend. After the success, Sunderland climbed to the 17th place in the rankings.
`Jermain is recovering very well for this type of injury. His injury is not as serious as had been forecasted. He probably will return for the derby against Watford next weekend.`, said the manager at a press conference before the match by soccer live video with Arsenal.
The midfielder Sebastian Larsson will also not be in line for a meeting with the Gunners. He has traveled to Barcelona for the treatment of the injury of the knee during the week.
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