Bent fully recovered to face Villa

Sunderland striker Darren Bent will be fit for tomorrow's Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa.

The 26-year-old came through Monday night's 0-0 draw at Blackburn despite missing 10 days' training with the groin injury he picked up on England duty, but has now fully recovered.

Full-back Kieran Richardson is likely to miss out after suffering a setback in his battle against a hamstring problem, while Andy Reid is out with a similar problem.

Manager Steve Bruce has no other fitness concerns and only David Meyler, who is back in training after a knee injury, and Fraizer Campbell (also knee) remain on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Gordon, Onuoha, Bardsley, Angeleri, Bramble, Turner, Ferdinand, Mensah, Da Silva, Cattermole, Riveros, Henderson, Malbranque, Elmohamady, Zenden, Bent, Gyan, Welbeck.