Adam Johnson could have a significant role to play as Sunderland attempt to drag themselves over the Premier League finishing line at Arsenal. The Black Cats head for the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening a little more than 48 hours after the England international appeared before magistrates to face three offences of sexual activity with a girl under 16 and one of grooming. Johnson, whose solicitor indicated at Peterlee magistrates’ court that the player would deny all the charges, is in the squad for the clash with the Gunners, from which a point would be enough to secure his club’s top-flight status. And having seen the impact the 27-year-old made as a substitute against...
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