Poyet worries cup campaigns may hinder relegation battle

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Poyet worries  cup campaigns may hinder relegation battle

“You’re telling me,” conceded Gus Poyet, when asked to reflect on the increasingly knife-edge nature Sunderland’s campaign is taking.

The prospect of two Wembley finals is shortening by the round, as is the potentially catastrophic consequences the subsequent fixture backlog could have on their hopes of staving-off relegation from the Premier League. Unbridled joy, or utter despair. Either way, it won’t be long before we know which one it will be.

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