Alex Neil insists Sunderland's slender one-goal lead will not change his approach to tomorrow's play-off semi-final second leg at Sheffield Wednesday. Ross Stewart scored the only goal of the game when the Black Cats took on the Owls at the Stadium of Light on Friday night.
And tomorrow the sides meet again at Hillsborough, with a place in the Wembley final against either Wycombe or MK Dons the prize. Sunderland's first-leg win means that Neil must calibrate his gameplan, deciding whether to try to defend their lead or chase further goals to kill-off the tie.
Asked how the outcome of Friday's game affects his thinking going into the second leg, Neil said: "It doesn't really change things for me. At the end of the day, it's a one-goal lead so one goal changes the game, so it doesn't change my view on the tie.
