Tony Mowbray admits his decision to send Alex Pritchard on as a substitute at Wigan Athletic backfired, with the midfielder limping off only five minutes later. Pritchard has been out of action since mid-December with a calf injury, but recently returned to training and was passed fit to be included on the Sunderland bench at the DW Stadium.
He made his comeback as a 62nd minute sub in last night's 4-1 win against the Latics, but the problem flared up again almost immediately and he was replaced by Jay Matete in the 68th minute. "We're really disappointed over Pritch," said Mowbray.
"We'll have to assess whether it was right that he went onto the pitch, yet he had trained for a good few days and was really confident, ready and champing at the bit. That's a real frustration for us, of course.
