Tony Mowbray insists Sunderland's win at Norwich City should not be seen as a shock result as the Black Cats proved they are still in the play-off race. The Wearsiders halted a three-game losing streak - part of a run that had seen them pick up just a single point from four outings - as they beat top six hopefuls Norwich 1-0 at Carrow Road at the weekend.
That victory lifted Sunderland to tenth in the table and cut the gap between themselves and the play--off spots to five points with ten games remaining, Norwich, who are three points ahead of Sunderland in seventh place, are seen as genuine play-off contenders as they look to bounce straight back to the Premier League following relegation last term, while the Black Cats are outside bets having won promotion from League One last season.
But Sunderland were the better side against the Canaries and Mowbray says they fully deserved their win. He said: "Somebody said to me that it was a surprising result. Was it?
