Five things we learned before Newcastle vs Sunderland
Newcastle United defender Chancel Mbemba could play against Sunderland.
The defender, signed from Anderlecht in the summer, has missed seven games since suffering from a malleolar injury.
However, the Magpies’ twitter account reported that Rafa Benitez said: “Chancel Mbemba has trained, Fabricio Coloccini has not. Steven Taylor will be okay.”
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