Danny Batth was the natural choice to take on Sunderland's captain's armband following Corry Evans' season-ending injury, according to Luke O'Nien. Influential Northern Ireland midfielder Evans captained the side until suffering knee ligament damage in late January which brought his campaign to a premature end.
But Sunderland are not short of leaders in the dressing room and as one of the senior figures with Championship experience, centre-back Batth has carried on where Evans left off. O'Nien says Evans is still involved despite his injury, but Batth has taken on increased responsibilities now he is wearing the armband.
"Corry is still in the changing room and still has an influence," said O'Nien. "He's still our skipper and has an impact from the sidelines.
