Norwich City boss Dean Smith praised his side's 'resilience' after their smash-and-grab win against managerless Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. The Black Cats - who were without boss Alex Neil who is on the verge of being confirmed as Stoke City's new manager - twice hit the woodwork, saw one shot cleared off the line, multiple other efforts blocked by some last-ditch defending, and forced ex-Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul into a couple of saves.
And Norwich's defensive efforts paid off when USA international Josh Sargent snatched a winner 15 minutes from time, despite Sunderland having proved more than a match for the promotion favourites over the 90 minutes. "There were a lot of incidents and it was a very, very hard-fought victory," said Smith.
"What pleased me the most was the resilience. We got some really good blocks, we put our bodies on the line to keep the ball out of our net.
