Gus Poyet: 'Sunderland took their foot off the gas'

Gus Poyet believes that his Sunderland team took their foot of the gas during the narrow 1-0 win over Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup this afternoon.

The Black Cats laboured to a place in the fifth round of the competition, with Charalampos Mavrias's fifth-minute strike proving enough to down the Conference outfit.

He told reporters: "At this stage, it's about doing the job. We started well but after that we relaxed a little and it was hard.

"Credit to Andy [Thorn] and his team, they were organised and fought for everything. They were waiting for that one chance."

The North-East outfit discover who they will face in the next round of England's premier cup competition tomorrow.