Ipswich Town boss Paul Lambert hits out at Sunderland sacking Jack Ross

League leaders Ipswich are eight points clear of Sunderland in League One, the Black Cats down in sixth.

Ross was sacked on Tuesday ahead of the 3-2 win over Grimsby Town in the EFL Trophy, assistant manager James Fowler taking charge for the game.

"I don't think he [Ross] has had long enough at all - he's started to rebuild a club which was going down and down," the 50-year-old told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.

"It's probably unfair I think.

"I think people look at the division and what happened last year, where Sunderland are in stature as a club, and think they've got a divine right to be up there.

"I'm never really surprised by football because of the way the game is - people lose jobs even when things are going well."