Nathan Broadhead offered an attacking threat on his return - and he will only get sharper the more games he plays, according to Alex Neil. On-loan Everton striker Broadhead had been sidlelined since before Christmas with a hamstring injury, but he made his comeback in Sunderland's goalless draw at Charlton Athetic yesterday.
The 23-year-old underwent his rehab work with Everton but was back training at the Academy of Light the week before last, and he did enough to convince Sunderland boss Neil that he was ready to start against the Addicks. Broadhead lasted 70 minutes before he was replaced by Jack Clarke, and in his time on the pitch he looked lively and Neil says there is plenty more to come from him in the League One run-in.
"He looked really sharp all week in training and that gave me the confidence to put him in," he said. "Broadhead was a threat, he will get sharper and he will get better."
