Tony Mowbray is wary of Neil Warnock's possession trap - warning Sunderland must not let Huddersfield Town to lull them into a false sense of security by allowing them to dominate the ball tomorrow night. Mowbray's play-off chasing Black Cats take on Warnock's relegation-battling Terriers at the Stadium of Light, with both teams needing points to help their respective causes at either end of the Championship table.
Huddersfield have dragged themselves out of the relegation zone and a point clear of the bottom three after collecting 11 points from their last six games - with those points all won against play-off contenders, before their weekend defeat against Swansea City. Town have been happy to give up possession and hit teams on the transition.
They beat high-flying Middlesbrough 4-2 despite having just 24 percent possession, beat Watford 3-2 with 25 percent of the ball, Millwall 1-0 (29 percent), and earned a 2-2 draw against Blackburn Rovers with just 19 percent possession, and a 1-1 against Norwich City (33 percent). "I've watched their last four or five games and their average percentage of possession has been in the low 20s - some games have been as low as 20, some up to 28 - but generally 25 or 23 percent," said Mowbray.
