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title: "Ballard returns to Sunderland squad after recovering from muscle injury"
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description: "Dan Ballard has recovered from a muscle injury and is ready to play again for Sunderland, who host Leeds United in Round 8 of the English Premier League."
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# Ballard returns to Sunderland squad after recovering from muscle injury

Dan Ballard has recovered from a muscle injury and is ready to play again for Sunderland, who host Leeds United in Round 8 of the English Premier League.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 25 October 2026، 03:43 Saudi time

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Ballard returns to Sunderland squad after recovering from muscle injury

[Sunderland](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/sunderland-204) have announced that their player [Dan Ballard](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/dan-ballard-5803) is ready to return to action after recovering from a muscle injury.

Ballard had been out of action since 18 October 2026 due to the injury, before announcing his full recovery on 25 October 2026, following an absence of 7 days.

Sunderland fans are looking forward to the player featuring with the team again in the coming stage of the season.

Sunderland host Leeds United in Round 8 of the English Premier League for the 2026/27 season, in a match kicking off at 19:30 Saudi time.

The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports.

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