Fletcher has joined Marseille on loan until the end of the season.

With Fabio Borini and Jermain Defoe dominating the starts up front, Fletcher will head to France with the hope of getting a more realistic chance at consistent first-team playing time.

Fletcher (foot) is starting Saturday against Watford.

Fletcher picked up the injury during training but was never expected to miss considerable time. He'll line up in the attack with Fabio Borini and Duncan Watmore, with Jermain Defoe on the bench.

Fletcher (foot) is a late fitness test for Saturday's match against Watford after limping out of training with the injury.

The Scottish striker has cooled off since scoring three in four from Oct. 3 to Nov. 1, not scoring a goal since. However, the strong forward provides an attacking threat that the Black Cats can't really replace. It's unclear as to the severity of his injury, but he will try to go Saturday if cleared.

Fletcher got off four shots and netted a goal in a 6-2 loss to Everton on Sunday.

Fletcher has been putting together a pretty nice season for the Black Cats, as this marks his fourth goal of the year. This is the first time in a few years Sunderland have used two forwards and it seems to be working well on the offensive end. The problem with this team is the defense and that could ultimately hurt Fletcher's playing time, considering Jermain Defoe is the main striker on this squad.

Fletcher scored in the 86th minute of Sunderland's win over Newcastle on Sunday.

Fletcher capped off a counter-attack with a left-footed volley from close range late in Sunday's win. Also the player that set up Sunderland's first goal by winning a penalty in the first half, Fletcher now boasts three goals on the campaign, including two in his past three appearances for Sunderland.

Fletcher hammered a goal from three shots and was named man of the match in the draw with West Ham United on Saturday.

He was preferred as the lone striker in starting line-up in place of Jermain Defoe. That tactics worked out in the first half. He slammed the opener early in the game after Yann M’Vila slid the ball to him from a free kick from almost the corner of the field. It is unknown what would be his playing time for the future with manager Dick Advocaat set to leave the team but a performance like that would never hurt.

Fletcher scored a goal on two shots (one on target) after coming on as a substitute in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Leicester City.

Fletcher came on in the 30th minute for Lee Cattermole, who conceded a penalty to the Foxes just a few minutes before being replaced. Fletcher did well in his 60 minutes of run, netting a 71st minute header from inside the six-yard box into the corner of the goal. After five goals in 34 appearances in all competitions last season, the Scottish national will look to improve upon that total this season.