Sunderland boss Le Bris provides injury update on duo – and hails players after reaching 40 points with win at Leeds

Regis Le Bris says he expects to be without his goalkeeper Robin Roefs for around two to three weeks.

The Sunderland shot stopper was not involved in their 1-0 away win at Leeds, as Le Bris’ side reached the 40-point mark with nine games still to play

“It’s not clear at the minute because it will be symptoms-based,” Le Bris said of Roefs.

“It might be two, maybe three weeks. We’ll see for Newcastle, we’ll see. We’ll have to wait.“

Meanwhile, Bertrand Traore was forced off shortly after coming on against Leeds, having only recently returned from a knee injury.

And Le Bris is concerned it could be a reoccurrence of the same issue.

“It might be, yes, unfortunately,” he said.

Le Bris also spoke of his delight with the away win at Leeds, all but confirming Sunderland’s survival in their first season back in the Premier League.

“Yes, at the end of the pre-game presentation I told the players, if we win here it means a lot,” he said.

“We had this memory from last season, I knew that it was a tough place in the Championship, it’s a tough place in the Premier League. With their intensity, they had a good run and they are a good team with a strong crowd, strong energy.

“This place, if we win here, it means a lot about the character, the intensity and the togetherness of the squad. And we did it, so well done.”