Alex Neil insists Sunderland are 'in a good place' going into tonight's home game against Fleetwood Town after promising performances on the road against Wigan and Charlton. The Black Cats ended their six-game winless streak with a comfortable 3-0 win at promotion-chasing Wigan ten days ago, and should have completed back-to-back wins for the first time in 2022 at the weekend after comprehensively outplaying Charlton at The Valley only to be held to a goalless draw.
Sunderland have now lost only one of their five games under Neil, picking up six points along the way, but he knows they need more wins if they are to secure a place in the play-offs having dropped to seventh after that draw against the Addicks. Tonight's game pits them against Stephen Crainey's struggling Fleetwood side, with the Cod Army arriving at the Stadium of Light without a win in nine games and hovering just two places and two points above the relegation zone.
"I think we're in a good place," said Neil. "I certainly don't think we lack confidence.
