An excellent win against a side that should finish in and around the playoffs with some quality players. First 20 minutes were a bit sloppy with some misplaced passes but we grew into the game and were the only side that looked like scoring the winner in the second half. So pleased for Jackson with the goal, he wasn't on the same wavelength as Taylor a few times but he worked hard and put it away superbly. Having Leif back is such a boost and I thought Travis was excellent and made it barely noticable that Morsy was missing

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Really enjoyed the game, tense at times, sloppy at times too, but it's a pleasure to watch the forward movement and desire to attack (under McKenna) after so many years of breaking away and then turning the ball back to allow the opposition to reorganise and eventually losing the ball again).
I can't work out whether Edmundson is clumsy or the ultimate sneaky pro, as he bundled people over fairly frequently and got the yellow for a fairly innocuous one it appeared (cumulative maybe?).
Travis very good, Taylor gave 100% and really battled away despite the number of times he gave the ball away being in double figures. Broadhead just hasn't been the same player for a while now....he had a rare opportunity to drive forward from the left in the second half but for some reason laid it off but in the first couple of months of the season he'd have headed for the goal and got a shot away or created something for a teammate.
Woolfy scares the 'whats-it' out of me....I understand he's to draw the opposition in so as to create space and an overlap somewhere within our half but does he have to leave it so late to pass it? It nearly cost us, again. I love Clarke's physicality and passion, but him getting done trying to run the ball out, was fairly typical....he isn't quite quick enough it seems and does have people run past him and round the outside fairly often. I could see him being better as a right sided centre-half maybe in a three-man set-up, with more support on his outside (probably on a level with a Ben Thatcher maybe).
It was great to get the win, superb effort all around.....and Jackson too had a super game, really hassled the Sunderland backs all game, he really did put a shift in, with a really good finish too.

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Not towns best performance. A lot of misplaced passes but the resilience & fightback from going behind was great to see & a tremendous complement to the whole team & subs. Against a potential top sixer we dominated the second half, deserved the victory & with performances like this every week it bodes well for the rest of the season

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