Tony Mowbray says Sunderland must find a way to counteract Wigan's experience and physicality as Sunderland prepare to face the Championship's awayday specialists this weekend. The Latics arrive at the Stadium of Light boasting the best away record in the second tier with 13 points from six games on the road, a return bettered only by League One Ipswich Town who have collected 16 points from seven away games.
While Sunderland have gone down the youth route with a squad with an average age of just over 23, Wigan have opted for experience with an average age of almost 28. Wigan also have more height in their side, meaning they will be a threat from set-pieces.
And there is also the 'ex-factor', with five former Sunderland men in the Wigan ranks - Max Power, Charlie Wyke, James McClean, Nathan Broadhead, and Ashley Fletcher. But Mowbray says Sunderland will have to find a way to minimise the Latics' strengths, without detracting from their own game.
