TONY MOWBRAY was delighted to see his Sunderland side hit three goals for the third away game in a row this evening – but the Black Cats boss felt his players could have put Sheffield Wednesday to the sword in an even more convincing manner.

Sunderland scored three goals before the break at Hillsborough, with Dan Ballard heading home from a corner before Jack Clarke found the net with a curling long-range shot and a clinical finish from the penalty spot.

With Sheffield Wednesday’s players clearly devoid of confidence, and Hillsborough emptying as the home fans flocked towards the exits, Mowbray’s side took their foot off the gas in the second half and cruised through the closing stages of the game.

They never looked like being pegged back, but Mowbray wants his players to develop a killer streak that would see them want to pile on the misery for sides they are dominating.

The Sunderland boss said: “We were managing the game I think, after going ahead so early. I think the third goal especially gives you that clarity.

“But you always feel in this stadium that one goal and you never know, so we talked about not giving them chances and it wasn't until the last few minutes that they had any.

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“The fast start gave us the platform to control the game with the ball, see how many men they would commit to the press and how we built.

“If anything, we had to let them feel our threat more in the second half and be more clinical, score some more goals. We were happy to keep the ball, which is okay because we controlled it, but moving forward, I would like other teams in this league to feel our threat, that if they get it wrong we are going to score.

“But it’s another three goals away from home, the third time on the bounce, so we just have to keep rolling.”

Tonight’s three goals mean Sunderland are now the leading scorers in the Championship, but Mowbray remains convinced there is still more to come in the final third.

He said: “We're trying to integrate some new young players to the team and at the moment, we don't have much training time to work on double movements and how you slide balls through, all those things. It can be a little frustrating because I want to be more ruthless.

“Of course, it's about winning but the bigger picture is I want us to be an even better team and when teams aren't quite right, we can really damage them, and I want every team want to fear us and sit players behind the ball as a result.

“We controlled the game but the greedy side of me has told them in there that I want even more goals, other teams need to feel that we can put our foot on the gas.”