What Sunderland boss Alex Neil said about Sheffield Wednesday and transfers ahead of Carabao Cup clash

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Sunderland are preparing to face Sheffield Wednesday in the first round of the Carabao Cup - and Alex Neil has held his pre-match press conference ahead of the match.

The Black Cats won 3-2 at Bristol City on Saturday, and Neil is set to make changes to his team for the match at Hillsborough.

Players such as Patrick Roberts, Bailey Wright and Luke O’Nien are expected to start as Neil looks to hand game time to all of his squad.

Sunderland will then host QPR in their next Championship fixture.

Here’s what was said at the Academy of Light.

RECAP: Alex Neil press conference

Key Events

  • Sunderland will face Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night (8pm kick-off).
  • Black Cats boss Alex Neil held pre-match press conference today.
  • Sunderland have missed out on striker target Nathan Broadhead who has instead signed for Wigan.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Alex Neil’s press conference ahead of Sunderland’s Carabao Cup game at Sheffield Wednesday.

The Black Cats boss is set to speak to the media at 9am so stick around and refresh the page for live updates.