Sunderland’s return to the second tier has been a largely successful one so far, with Mowbray’s side sitting in seventh and pushing for a place in the playoffs.
Impressive victories at Bristol City and Reading show Sunderland’s quality on their day, while narrow defeats to the likes of Norwich City and Sheffield United are nothing to be too disheartened by.
All in all, it has been an impressive start to the campaign for the Black Cats, despite having to deal with the loss of manager Alex Neil to Stoke City.
Mowbray’s men have drawn their last two league games though, most recently a 0-0 stalemate at home to Preston North End on Saturday.
Despite having over 60% of the ball and numerous chances to take all three points, The Black Cats were left frustrated to only take a point from a game they dominated.
Despite that result, goals have not been hard to come by for Sunderland, with Ross Stewart, Jack Clarke, Ellis Simmsand Patrick Roberts all contributing to what is looking to be a formidable front line.
The most recent of Blackpool’s defeats came at the hands of promotion hopefuls Norwich City, in a narrow 1-0 home loss.
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It was a game that could have gone either way, perhaps offering some consolation to the home fans that their side can remain in the division with a bit more potency in attack.
The Seasiders have won just three games so far, two of those coming away from home against Queens Park Rangers and Huddersfield Town.
Michael Appleton also saw his side draw 3-3 at Burnley back in August too, showing that Blackpool can be a tricky opponent on the road.
The Seasiders will need to be more clinical if they are to take anything from the Stadium of Light on Tuesday though, as they have only scored two goals in their last five games.
