Republic Of Ireland striker Stephen Elliott has returned to training, while his Sunderland team-mate Kenny Cunningham has been sidelined with a knee ligament injury.
22-year-old Elliott, who has not played since the 3-0 win at Leeds on September 13, has returned to training after an ankle injury and could play in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Leeds today.
35-year-old Cunningham meanwhile returned to action in Saturday's 2-0 Championship victory over Barnsley after two games out with a hamstring injury.
However, he limped off at half-time and although the full extent of the damage is not yet clear, a knee ligament problem seems certain to keep him out for several weeks.
Cunningham is likely to miss both this weekend's trip to Hull and the visit of Cardiff to the Stadium of Light next Tuesday night.
