Sunderland must unleash Ross Stewart

Tony Mowbray’s Sunderland return to motion within the Championship at this time as they face Swansea on the Stadium of Mild.

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 objectives 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 in the beginning of the month.

Stewart is an important participant for the Black Cats as he’s their essential objective risk and the one almost 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 objectives in 49 League One outings for Sunderland as they gained promotion to the Championship, while no different participant managed greater than 10.

His type 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 together with his toes. He’s obtained every thing. 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 12 months for us.”

The 26-year-old has adopted that up by scoring 10 objectives 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 finest attacking choice as he’s their largest objective risk, as he has confirmed at each League One and Championship stage.

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.