Ross Stewart insists his goalscoring return at Hull City has proved his injury problems are behind him as he looks forward to the second half of Sunderland's Championship campaign. The Scotland international striker made an excellent start to the season with five goals in the opening seven games until a thigh injury at the beginning of September ruled him out for three-and-a-half months.
But he made his comeback in the weekend 1-1 draw against the Tigers at the MKM Stadium, entering the action from the bench on the hour and needing only 15 minutes before getting on the scoresheet to put the Black Cats - who were down to ten men at that point following Elliot Embleton's dismissal - ahead. "It's been a tough period," Stewart told the club's official website.
"When you're out that long and then you get a couple of setbacks in there, it's really frustrating. That's me back now and I know the work I've put in behind the scenes and that came to show as I was able to grab the goal.
