As you experienced in 2013 and before, Gomez is not the type to battle and run till he drops for the cause, and his style does not fit in with Allardyce’s vision of a player he wants on the field in red & white stripes. He’s useful in a top-half championship side, but that’s about his limit. Probably out on loan for the rest of the season and then back for Sunderland next season in the Championship will be the likely option as there are very few sides willing to pay wages for the likes of him.
In fact, it says a lot that Gomez is so far down the pecking order, even Adam Johnson & Jack Rodwell get game time in front of him!