Sunderland Under-21s’ friendly against Darlington 1883 was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch – dashing Lee Cattermole’s plans for a run-out with 'The Stiffs'.
Cattermole, who has one match to run in his three-match suspension following his red card against Hull in the Premier League, had asked to feature in the game against the EvoStik League side at Bishop Auckland’s Heritage Park, and he was due to play alongside Valentin Roberge and El-Hadji Ba.
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