Alex Neil praised his side's 'excellent' performance in their win against Sheffield Wednesday - admitting the only disappointment is that they did not add more goals. Ross Stewart's goal on the stroke of half-time at the Stadium of Light gave the Black Cats a 1-0 advantage to take to Hillsborough on Monday for the second leg of their play-off semi-final.
The Black Cats dominated the game for around 70 minutes, and could have added further goals with Alex Pritchard hitting the woodwork and Dennis Cirkin heading a good chance over the bar. And while Neil would have liked at least a two-goal cushion to take to South Yorkshire, he was still very pleased with Sunderland's display.
"I thought we were excellent," he said. "It's live on Sky, it's a big game, but the players then have to take that expectation and atmosphere, soak it up, and try to put in a good performance, which I think they did.
