The African Cup of Nations is fast approaching when Sunderland are set to lose a number of key players. How will the Black Cats cope?

We run through how the starting XI will look. We also talk January, Granit Xhaka and those bizarre Juventus links and look ahead to this weekend's trip to Fulham.

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The African Cup of Nations is fast approaching when Sunderland are set to lose a number of key players. How will the Black Cats cope?
We run through how the starting XI will look. We also talk January, Granit Xhaka and those bizarre Juventus links and look ahead to this weekend's trip to Fulham.
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