Sunderland head into back-to-back home games with boss Tony Mowbray determined to improve on an area that has hampered his side this season. The Black Cats record on the road has been significantly better than that on home soil, with their haul of just six wins and 25 points from 20 games at the Stadium of Light ranking sixth-worst in the Championship, while away from home their return of nine wins and 33 points from 21 games is the fifth-best in the division.
Despite that home record, Sunderland have still managed to mount a play-off challenge but Mowbray knows there is plenty of room for improvement with their results on Wearside not reflecting the entertaining, attacking, football they have produced. With three more home games still to play, with Birmingham City next up at the Stadium of Light tomorrow followed by Huddersfield Town on Tuesday night, Sunderland have opportunities to add to their points tally.
"I've said all along, our home record needs to improve," said Mowbray. "I fully agree that our home record is short of where we need it to be.
