Sunderland will be looking to reproduce one of their best performances of the season when Sheffield Wednesday visit Wearside in the play-offs this week, according to Corry Evans.
The Black Cats clinched a place in the play-offs with a 1-0 win at Morecambe on the final day of the season, and they will now take on the Owls over two legs in the semi-final, with the winners playing either MK Dons or Wycombe in the final at Wembley on May 21.
Sunderland finished fifth, a point behind fourth-placed Sheffield Wednesday, and the last time the two sides met the Wearsiders romped to a 5-0 win at the Stadium of Light at the end of December which saw them go into the New Year sitting on top of the table. It more than made up for a 3-0 reverse at Hillsborough the previous month, and now skipper Evans says they need a repeat of that December display in the first leg on Friday night.