Crazy stat reveals Sunderland have NEVER lost at Wembley when given the west end… but not won with fans in east side

SUNDERLAND will hope to continue winning ways at Wembley with their fans watching from the west end.

The Black Cats have their lucky end at the national stadium this time as they bid to finally get out of League One.

In their ten Wembley matches, Sunderland have won three times when given the west end.

But they have NEVER been victorious with their fans in the east stand.

The Black Cats were officially being assigned the west stand when winning the EFL Trophy last season, albeit with no fans in attendance due to coronavirus restrictions.

Before that, they also had it for their FA Cup victories in 1937 and 1973.

Fans were sitting to the east for their last League One play-off final in 2019, when they heartbreakingly lost in added time to Chartlon.

They have now been given the same end in the League One playoff finals on Saturday against Wycombe.

A win would make it four for four but a loss would be their first while given the west end.

Sunderland booked their place at Wembley by beating Sheffield Wednesday over two legs.

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And midfielder Alex Pritchard hailed manager Alex Neil as the right man to get them back into the Championship.

Pritchard said: "When he came in he stamped his authority on the place, he tightened things up and stopped us conceding so many goals.

"There were also a lot of good things here as well so he could look and say, 'I don't need to do anything with that'.

"We had got a lot of things right under Lee Johnson, but it was just a case of making a few adjustments and you can see that Alex Neil has done that.

"He's a great manager and you can see what he has done since he has been in here."