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title: "Sunderland: James Hunter shares Alex Pritchard injury news"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2022-03-06T17:35:38Z"
modified: "2022-03-06T17:35:38Z"
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# Sunderland: James Hunter shares Alex Pritchard injury news

**James Hunter has shared some Sunderland injury news from Alex Neil on Alex Pritchard, who hobbled off in the 0-0 draw away to Charlton Athletic on Saturday.**

### The Lowdown: Star man

Giving him an 8/10 rating in his player ratings piece for [The Chronicle](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/charlton-0-0-sunderland-player-23294441?t=), Hunter thought that Pritchard was the Wearsiders’ star man against the Addicks, claiming that he ‘pulled the strings’ and ‘set up so many chances’.

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Indeed, the attacking midfielder won three of his duels and recorded one shot on target and one tackle, along with a team-high six key passes and three accurate crosses ([SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/charlton-athletic-sunderland/QsX)).

### The Latest: Pritchard injury update

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JHunterChron/status/1500163350709383168), Hunter has now shared a concerning injury update from Neil on Pritchard.

He outlined: *“Alex Pritchard’s injury doesn’t look good. He’s rolled his ankle and will need a scan. It’s a big concern.”*

### The Verdict: Big blow

From this update, it sounds like Pritchard may now be facing a lengthy spell on the treatment table, which is no doubt a big blow for Sunderland and their promotion hopes.

The 28-year-old currently ranks as their fifth-best player in League One so far this season, having scored four goals and supplied a further seven assists for his team ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/16/Show/England-Sunderland)).

He also ranks highly among his team-mates in terms of average shots, key passes, crosses and through balls per game ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/16/Show/England-Sunderland)), so losing him for the next matches would clearly be a massive miss for Neil and the Black Cats.

***In other news,*** [***these were Sunderland’s three worst performers against Charlton***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/sunderland-afc-news/broadhead-evans-matete-charlton-league-one/)