Sunderland will rediscover their scoring touch so long as they continue to create chances, according to Lynden Gooch. The Black Cats' midweek draw against Blackpool was their second goalless game on home soil in the space of three days, following on from last Saturday's stalemate against Preston North End.
And with centre-forwards Ross Stewart and Ellis Simms still on the injury list, it meant Sunderland's lack of specialist strikers was again the talking point. But Sunderland did carve out more than enough chances against Blackpool, hitting the woodwork through Elliot Embleton while Jack Clarke was denied by a couple of fine saves from Chris Maxwell.
It meant that Sunderland ended up with just two points from their two home games when they could have picked up at least four - and possibly six - had they had more of a cutting edge in front of goal. However, Sunderland had scored five goals in their previous two games at Reading and Watford without Stewart and Simms, and Gooch is convinced they can recapture that goalscoring form.
