Ahead of the Stoke game on Saturday, Tony Mowbray expects Alex Neil to have his side “wound up” ahead of his first return to Wearside following his exit.
WEEK OFF HELPS
“I think physiologically and physically the bumps and bruises, yes it helps they don’t have to get strapped up and go back out, I think more mentally for us just to take a break from the three days a game and be ready for the weekend and know what's coming and I'm sure the supporters will be ready for the game and we have to find a performance level that makes it difficult for Stoke on the day and we can get the three points.”
FAN REACTION
“I think the atmosphere is always pretty good here, generally teams come and try and slow the game down, lots of stoppage