Darren Moore was very honest in his assessment of Sheffield Wednesday’s performance as they were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland in the play-off semi-final first leg. The singular goal – provided by Ross Stewart – didn’t fully reflect the dominance of the Black Cats in front of a record crowd.
It leaves the tie perfectly poised going into Monday night’s second leg at Hillsborough where the Owls will be confident of using their home advantage to turn it on its head. Moore, as ever, was very magnanimous in his immediate reflection of the match with praise for the opponents as well as some criticism of his own players.
“We knew it was going to be a difficult game today, it lived up to the expectation,” the Wednesday boss told Sky Sports. “They put us under a lot of pressure but credit the boys, it was difficult for us to get a foothold in the game because they kept us under relentless pressure.
