Sunderland should unleash Stewart | FootballFanCast.com

Sunderland return to Championship motion on Saturday as they tackle Millwall on the Stadium of Gentle and Tony Mowbray ought to unleash Ross Stewart.

It should really feel like a lifetime for lots of Mackems because the Black Cats’ 2-1 win over Birmingham Metropolis on November 11, their final aggressive fixture within the second tier.

Happily for Sunderland, the break has allowed some gamers to return to health, with Stewart and Dominic Ballard both back on the coaching pitch after important spells on the sidelines, though the latter is unlikely to be match for this weekend’s fixture.

It’s a powerful re-introduction to life within the Championship for Mowbray’s facet, as they face a Millwall facet who at the moment sit sixth within the second tier after some glorious type forward of the World Cup break.

The Lions have lengthy been famend as a tricky, bodily facet and that definitely hasn’t modified this season, as they at the moment prepared the ground for aerials won per game within the Championship, averaging a outstanding 26 per recreation.

Ought to Stewart begin on Saturday?

Sunderland, in the meantime, sit 20th when measured by the identical statistic, with simply 15.6 aerials gained per recreation, which means that they might be in for a tricky battle on Saturday.

Whereas Mowbray has admitted that it might be a bet to introduce the Scotland worldwide from the beginning on Saturday, his aerial capacity makes him a game-changer for the Black Cats.

No participant in Sunderland’s squad has averaged extra aerials gained per recreation (4.1) than the previous Ross County man thus far this marketing campaign, whereas he’s additionally their prime scorer and prime performer in line with WhoScored, regardless of solely that includes in seven league fixtures.

This emphasises how vital the “incredible” striker is to the way in which that Mowbray desires to set his facet up, and if he desires to trigger issues for Millwall’s defence on Saturday, then he should choose the talismanic ahead from the beginning.

If reports are to be believed, then Stewart might be heading again to Scotland in the course of the January switch window, so Mowbray has to take the chance with him now, as he may not have him accessible within the squad for an excessive amount of longer.