Tony Mowbray admits Sunderland are still outsiders in the play-off race - but says the Black Cats have a real opportunity to test the nerve of the teams above them. Sunderland's 1-0 win at struggling Cardiff City yesterday left them tenth in the table but cut the gap between themselves and the top six to just four points with five games of the Championship campaign remaining.
And with back-to-back home games against Birmingham City on Saturday and Huddersfield Town next Tuesday, if the Wearsiders win both they will put real pressure on the likes of Coventry City, Norwich City, and Preston North End, above them. Asked whether their rivals could wobble, Mowbray said: "There seem to be too many teams between us and the top six.
"Norwich are above us, Watford and West Bromwich Albion just below ... are they all going to fall away? Are they all going to feel the nerves?
