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Sunderland are preparing for the second leg of their Championship play-off semi-final against Luton Town – and head coach Tony Mowbray held his pre-match press conference earlier today.
The Black Cats have a 2-1 lead following the fist leg at the Stadium of Light after goals from Amad and Trai Hume.
Mowbray is still dealing with several injury issues, though, with several first-team players unavailable.
Here’s what was said at the Academy of Light as Mowbray spoke to the media:
RECAP: Tony Mowbray press conference
Key Events
- Sunderland are preparing to face Luton in the second leg of the Championship play-off semi-final.
- The Black Cats have a 2-1 lead following the first leg at the Stadium of Light.
- Sunderland boss Tony is set to held his pre-match press conference at earlier today.
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“We believe we can do it. We know how tough this fixture is.
“We have been there this season, it’s a tight ground, it’s a tight dressing room, it’s a tight tunnel.
“It feels like a tighter pitch than the Stadium of Light. It’s a totally different challenge for us but one that we should look forward to and enjoy the challenge of trying to play against a team that are very athletic and very physical.
“If they get their game plan right they could give us lots of problems, but we have to concentrate on what we do well and see if we can give them problems.”
More to come...
That brings us to the end of the broadcast section of the press conference - but Mowbray has also spoken to the written press, including our reporter Phil Smith.
You can find more build-up ahead of Tuesday’s huge match over on the SAFC section of the Echo website.