Sunderland take a one goal lead into the second leg of the playoffs at Hillsborough on Monday after beating Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 at the SOL.
A first half stoppage time goal from Ross Stewart was enough to split the sides in front of a 44k crowd but the lads missed a string of second half chances after dominating the majority of the game.
After the 1-0 win over Morecambe at the weekend secured Sunderland’s spot in the play-offs, Wearside has been counting down the days to tonight’s first leg semi-final against Sheffield Wednesday. A bumper crowd of more than 40k was expected at the SOL as well as an impressive flag display by The Spirit of 37.
On the injury front, Aiden McGeady, after being named on the bench on Saturday, was in contention to feature although there was less good news on Nathan Broadhead who limped