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Gus Poyet: 'Sunderland must stop firing blanks'

Sunderland boss Gus Poyet says that his side have to improve their potency in front of goal following two goalless draws in succession.

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet has admitted that his side's goal return could become a concern soon.

The Black Cats played out their second Premier League goalless draw in succession on Saturday against Swansea City at the Stadium of Light.

Poyet has admitted that the team are missing Fabio Borini, who impressed while on loan from Liverpool last season.

"I think in the last year, that's why we've played with a 4-3-3," Poyet told the Sunderland Echo.

"One winger and the other two were the strikers, because Fabio was doing a terrific job on the left, but he was playing as a striker. We haven't found that formula yet.

"Now we've got more wingers than before. We're trying to look for the formula that's going to work and then you need to get a break."

Sunderland sit 16th in the table following the draw.

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Manager Gustavo Poyet of Sunderland gives instructions during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Manchester United at Stadium of Light on August 24, 2014
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1Leeds UnitedLeeds17105231121935
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd1711422491535
3Burnley179622161533
4Sunderland1796226121433
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6Middlesbrough178362920927
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9Millwall166641914524
10Norwich CityNorwich175753125622
11Swansea CitySwansea176471615122
12Bristol City175752021-122
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds176472026-622
14Stoke CityStoke175661920-121
15Derby CountyDerby175572122-120
16Luton TownLuton175391829-1118
17Coventry CityCoventry174582225-317
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd174581927-817
19Preston North EndPreston173861624-817
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth174581834-1617
21Cardiff CityCardiff174491526-1116
22Hull City173681623-715
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24Portsmouth152671628-1212


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