Sunderland will take on Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off semi-finals on Friday evening and after a long season, the Black Cats have inevitably taken some hits with injury issues towards the end of the season.
Now a new update has emerged on Nathan Broadhead's progress with his injury.
What's the latest?
Broadhead took to Twitch with team-mate Jordan Willis to give a six-word update on whether he would be available for the game on Friday.
The Black Cats forward said (via The 72):
“I don’t know, we’ll see tomorrow.”
The 24-year-old suffered a first-half injury in the final game of the season against Morecambe after he scored the winner in the 10th minute.
Supporters will be worried
In an ideal world Sunderland would have all of their players fit and available for selection to give the League One play-offs the best shot, but with Dennis Cirkin, Carl Winchester and Nathan Broadhead a huge doubt for the first leg of the semi-final this week, supporters will surely be worried.
Everton loanee Broadhead has been hugely influential in his team's progress since Alex Neil arrived at the club in February, with the centre-forward scoring five goals in his last seven outings in League One, so losing him at this stage will surely dent the momentum the team has been on in their final weeks of the season.
Alex Neil revealed his frustration at losing the star striker in his post-match interview against Morecambe after securing fifth place in the league table;
“The worry we've got now is we've finished the game with no centre forward on the pitch, I brought Stewart off because I knew the scores elsewhere.
“He's literally [our only striker]. I don't need to say anything else do I?”
With Broadhead's fitness hanging in the balance, the Black Cats' boss will likely need to rethink his strategy for getting past Sheffield Wednesday and securing the final at Wembley over the next two games.
With the team coming so far under Neil he will surely be hoping he can have the ultimate impact by winning a promotion spot to the Championship next season.