Neil also believes Norwich will handle the pressure better than Sam Allardyce’s side, simply because he claims they are more used to it.
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“I would be disappointed if I had that one relegation against my managerial career from the Premier League”.
But after that, the most important might be 17th – the place that ensures another season in the top flight. I don’t think Sunderland looked more threatening.
Interesting to see only 14% want to see Sunderland get nothing and I think if Newcastle fans had more confidence in their team getting the necessary points, that figure would probably have been even smaller.
Neil denied that his side’s mindset should now be any different over the final four games of the season, but concedes they must “do it the hard way” if they are to survive.
“Both teams don’t like giving anything away but both teams recognise the fact that they need to win the game”, Neil told Norwich’s official club website.
“If we had won it was going to be massive for them”. Coverage begins at 12:00, with kick-off at 12:45.
The 22-year-old will not be thrown into the starting XI in tomorrow lunchtime’s pivotal encounter against relegation rivals Norwich, but he is likely to be in the squad at Carrow Road. Here’s all the info you need about the ground.
People talk about momentum all the time but Sunderland came here not having won in six matches, so that is not momentum. That was the difference in the game.
Yes – the match will be televised on BT Sport in the UK.
Norwich began the game without defender Timm Klose, who has been a solid part of its defense.
The two Sunderland central midfielders allow their two rapid full-backs to bomb forward, with Van Aanholt seemingly sharing defensive and attacking duties with Wahbi Kahzri in the first half and Duncan Watmore in the second.
Sunderland make the long journey to Norfolk without a win in six matches and with only one victory to show from their last 11 outings. “I think they got a penalty against the run of play which they scored, then they got a breakaway goal arguably after a free kick or arguably after we should’ve moved the ball a bit quicker”.
Well, it was Sunderland who ended up coming away breathing easy, as they were able to get the three goals, the win and the three points.
Norwich caused panic in the Sunderland area with the first set piece of the match before tension boiled over with just three minutes played when the Sunderland bench reacted furiously to Robbie Brady shoving DeAndre Yedlin into the advertising boards, Allardyce taking exception to Cameron Jerome’s efforts to intervene in the scuffle.
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Despite Sam Allardyce’s comments I do believe that Sunderland will be looking for all three points here, and although a draw would suit Norwich I don’t expect that they’ll sit in and play for a 0-0.
