Tony Mowbray’s Sunderland return to motion within the Championship at present as they face Swansea on the Stadium of Gentle.
The Black Cats have been held to a 1-1 draw by Blackpool final day out within the division however come into this match off the again of a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury within the third spherical of the FA Cup.
Will Sunderland beat Swansea?
They discovered themselves 1-0 right down to the League One outfit within the 81st minute of the match however two targets in stoppage time ensured that their title was within the pot for the fourth spherical.
Sunderland began the sport with a fluid entrance three of Patrick Roberts, Jewison Bennette, and Amad Diallo – three wingers by commerce – as Ross Stewart was rested on the bench.
Nonetheless, the Scotland worldwide was introduced on within the second half and his 92nd-minute equaliser stored the sport alive and allowed Luke O’Nien to win it two minutes later.
Mowbray should now unleash the centre-forward from the beginning as he’s the membership’s solely pure quantity 9 following Ellis Simms’ return to Everton at first of the month.
Stewart is an important participant for the Black Cats as he’s their predominant objective risk and the one most certainly to go and win a match for them.
Within the 2021/22 marketing campaign, the £2.7k-per-week ahead plundered a whopping 26 targets in 49 League One outings for Sunderland as they gained promotion to the Championship, while no different participant managed greater than 10.
His kind within the third tier led to teammate Alex Pritchard lauding his expertise, with the midfielder saying:
“[Stewart] is unbelievable. The dimensions of him, on the ball, he can run, he can maintain the ball up, he’s good along with his toes. He’s obtained every part. He’s nice within the air. Holds the ball up and he will get in behind and also you see within the semi-finals – the objective he obtained in behind and he’s so fast. And he’s been a revelation this yr for us.”
The 26-year-old has adopted that up by scoring 10 targets and offering three assists in 12 matches in all competitions this time period, together with nine strikes in 11 Championship outings – three greater than any present Sunderland participant has scored.
These statistics present that he’s Mowbray’s greatest attacking possibility as he’s their greatest objective risk, as he has confirmed at each League One and Championship degree.
Due to this fact, Stewart may be the match-winner in opposition to the Swans by being the focus on the prime finish of the pitch and probably scoring the all-important objective to seal all three factors if he’s given the suitable service.