Ex-Leeds defender Niall Huggins steps up recovery and set to start for Sunderland U21s against Reading
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The 21-year-old has not played for the Black Cats for over a year after initially suffering a stress fracture of the back. His comeback was then complicated significantly by stress fractures in both of his heels.
Huggins, who joined Sunderland from Leeds last year, is set to play 45 minutes for the under-21s side against Reading Under-21s in the Premier League Cup at Eppleton CW.
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Hide AdSunderland boss Tony Mowbray has revealed previously tried to sign Huggins while in charge of Blackburn.
The under-21s side to face Reading is significantly different to the one which faced Leeds in Premier League 2, Division 2, on Monday, when several first-team players started for the young Black Cats.
Sunderland U21s XI: Carney, Huggins, Jessup, Crompton, Newall, Burke, Chaiabi, Kachosa, Gardiner, Kelly, Thompson