Alex Pritchard insists he is happy to step up and take on a different role as Sunderland cope with 'the hand they have been dealt' due to injuries. The attacking midfielder has been utilised as a false nine in the last two games against Cardiff City and Birmingham City as Tony Mowbray looks for a solution after Ross Stewart's season-ending injury and Ellis Simms' recall from his loan spell by parent club Everton in January left the Black Cats with no centre-forward.
And the strategy appears to be working, with Sunderland winning 1-0 at relegation candidates Cardiff on Easter Monday and then coming from behind to beat Birmingham at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
"I think everyone knows our situation with certain things that have happened with injuries and stuff," said Pritchard.
