Sunderland 2 Middlesbrough 0: No apologies from Mowbray after beating his hometown club

By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Jan 2023, 16:35 BST
Updated 22nd Jan 2023, 16:36 BST
Sunderland's Ross Stewart celebrates scoring the opening goal with his team mates during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Picture date: Sunday January 22, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Sunderland. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.Sunderland's Ross Stewart celebrates scoring the opening goal with his team mates during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Picture date: Sunday January 22, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Sunderland. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
Sunderland's Ross Stewart celebrates scoring the opening goal with his team mates during the Sky Bet Championship match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Picture date: Sunday January 22, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Sunderland. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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The Teesside-born Black Cats boss, a former Boro captain and manager, was proud after watching his young team close the gap to Michael Carrick’s sixth-placed side to one point in the Championship.

Top scorer Ross Stewart put Sunderland in front in the 51st minute when he tapped in the rebound after Zack Steffen had saved his penalty.

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That spot-kick arrived after Dael Fry was red carded for bringing down Stewart as he charged through on goal – even though Middlesbrough complained it should not have been given.

With nine minutes remaining Sunderland wrapped up the points when the brilliant Amad Diallo, on loan from Manchester United, found the inside of the near post to highlight his talent once more.

After winning the Wear-Tees derby in front a 42,584 crowd, Mowbray knows he will have some explaining to do to his family.

He said: “I will be interested to see what my 13-year-old boy thinks. He will be fine! I won’t apologise to him because it is my job to get the result.

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“What I would say is it was amazing today. It is not every time you get that passion, the noise from a crowd.

“Middlesbrough are a good team and they had won five of their last six away games. We beat a really good football team.”

Even though Sunderland created more and better chances during the course of the 90 minutes, the decision from referee James Linington to award the penalty and issue Fry the red card was a huge moment in the game.

Carrick said: “You can’t get big decisions like that wrong. From what I have seen, I have watched it back, it was a double-whammy really.”

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Sunderland: Patterson, Hume, Ballard, Batth, Alese (Wright 70), Evans (Michut 11), Neil, Roberts (Ba 82), Diallo, Clarke (Bennette 81), Stewart. Subs Not Used: Dajaku,Bass,Taylor.

Middlesbrough: Steffen, Smith, Fry, Lenihan, Giles, Howson, Hackney, Forss (Archer 65), Akpom, McGree (Watmore 83), Crooks (McNair 52). Subs Not Used: Jones, Hoppe, Roberts, Bola.

Referee: J Linington (Isle of Wight).

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