Sunderland won again last Friday against Sheffield Wednesday despite suffering a little setback five days earlier.
Cardiff City had beaten the Black Cats 1-0 at the Stadium of Light, due to a late Mark McGuinness header, but the Wearsiders were dominant at Hillsborough, leading by three goals before half-time.
Tony Mowbray’s side will be hoping to close the gap on the top three in the league when struggling Watford visits the North East on Wednesday night, depending on the results between Leicester and Preston North End and Ipswich Town’s clash with Hull City.
Let’s take a look at the latest news from Sunderland before of their match against Valerien Ismael’s team.
A mysterious injury is expected to impede selection ahead of the Watford match.
Tony Mowbray was already expecting to be without a few first-team players, including Pierre Ekwah, Bradley Dack, and Dennis Cirkin, but a fresh concern has developed in the run-up to the Watford encounter.
Mowbray has admitted that a new injury problem this week has forced him to adjust his tactical tactics and lineup at the last minute.
“Without giving too much away, we’ve had to make some tactical changes today,” Mowbray told The Northern Echo.
“You’ll see the team when it arrives, but there’s a big difference with the injury that was picked up.”
“As a result, we’ve had to rearrange the team to make it work.”
“We had to do that to ensure that we had enough people attacking and defending.”
“Otherwise, you have players moving in and out of possession too quickly, and the team’s balance is off.”
“We’ve had to do a lot of tactical stuff, but this group embraces it.” It’s encouraging that they desire to learn.
“The difficulties are always present. We’ve had an injury to a really important guy in the way we play, but let’s just keep going and see if we can keep the team’s fluency going.”
Southampton is still interested in winger
Southampton were not content with simply signing Ross Stewart during the summer transfer window; they also intended to raid their Championship rivals for Patrick Roberts.
However, the clever winger remained at the Stadium of Light as Southampton’s bid – which, according to Sky Sports’ Mark McAdam, totaled £5 million with add-ons – was knocked down.
According to Sunday Mirror Sports Editor Darren Witcoop, the Saints’ interest is not going away anytime soon, and they are keeping a close eye on Roberts’ contract status, which expires in June 2024 unless he signs a new agreement.
Neil stakes his claim to the Premier League.
Dan Neil has been a regular starter and stalwart for Sunderland in recent years after coming through the system, and according to Football Insider, there was surprise late interest from Liverpool in the summer window.
However, nothing came of it, and Neil remains certain that he can reach the top flight of English football and fulfill his ambitions with the Black Cats.
“I fully believe in this squad that we’ve got here,” Neil stated, according to the Sunderland Echo.
“I know it looks young on paper but I think we are more than good enough to compete at the top end of the table and hopefully achieve that goal of getting back to the Premier League.”
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