David Moyes has praised his players and the Sunderland fans ahead of Saturday’s game against Stoke City following a superb run of form at the Stadium of Light.
But he doesn’t want it to end this weekend.
The Black Cats have lost just two games on home soil since September – Arsenal and Chelsea returning to the capital with three points – and they've suffered just one defeat in their last six games at the SoL.
On Saturday Mark Hughes’ Potters come to town searching for a first Wearside win in 15 attempts, and speaking pre-match the Scot urged his side to keep that run, and their recent home form, going.
“Long may it continue,” said Moyes when discussing Sunderland’s impressive home form.
“We’ve played a lot better at home and we look as if we’re capable of getting results – we didn’t get them at the start of the season, I think it just came around too quickly – but we’ve settled down and we’re beginning to give the supporters something to shout about.”
He continued: “They’re getting right behind the team as well which is helpful because we need that support, but I think the players also deserve a lot of credit because they’ve turned it around at home.
“I’ve watched Stoke play recently and I think they’re a good team; they also now have a club which is very stable and I don’t think many people think they're a club who could ever be in danger.
“Recently, Peter Crouch has played and he’s played well – everybody knows what he is capable of – and they’ve also had Walters up front, so in many ways they’ve perhaps gone back to an old Stoke City.
“But we all know they also have Shaqiri, Arnautovic and Afellay so they have another group of a different type of player, but we’re on a good run and we’re on our way."
