Tony Mowbray believes Sunderland showed another side of the coin after their spirited win over Birmingham City. The head coach was quick to praise his team's spirit and last ditch defending after weathering a storm in the last twenty minutes at St. Andrews'.
The Black Cats took a first-half lead through Ellis Simms after some brilliant work on the edge of the box from Amad Diallo - taking five players out of the game with some neat footwork and strength before rolling it to the Sunderland frontman on the edge of the box. The Everton loanee made no mistake finding the bottom corner after taking a touch to set himself.
Manchester United loanee, Diallo, then turned from provider into goalscorer, with a brilliant goal to double the Wearsider's lead. The 20-year-old raced onto Dan Neil's through ball, jinked inside from the right-hand flank and curled one straight into the top corner of John Ruddy's net.
