Strikers make a difference. Who knew?
For a second successive game, the introduction of Ellis Simms from the bench was the catalyst for Sunderland. At Luton last Saturday, Simms' 20 minute run-out on his return from injury gave the Black Cats the attacking focal point they needed, and Elliot Embleton duly scored a goal that earned his side a point.
At Huddersfield Town last night, Simms was called into action at half-time - earlier than the 30 minute outing that Tony Mowbray had planned - and his arrival helped elevate Sunderland's performance from below-par to good-enough, as goals from Alex Pritchard and Amad delivered a crucial away win. Afterwards, despite the result, Mowbray described Sunderland's performance as 'probably the worst since I've been here'.
