Joe Bernstein

This deserved victory will give hope The Black Cats have a realistic chance of avoiding an immediate return to the Championship but they will face tougher opposition than West Ham.

Sunderland handed debuts to eight new players on their Premier League return but it was a trio of familiar faces who ensured they made a perfect

JOE BERNSTEIN: It was an angry Hammers dressing-room after their capitulation and their supporters will be anxious with Chelsea next up on Friday night.

Graham Potter will know modern managers stand or fall by how they deal with their club owners.He failed spectacularly at Chelsea by allowing Todd

JOE BERNSTEIN: Last weekend's game-changing goals from Federico Chiesa, Rodrigo Muniz and Lukas Nmecha were a fitting way to mark the 60th anniversary of substitutes being introduced.

One of Vincent Kompanys most bewildering decisions in his relegation season at Burnley was sidelining Josh Cullen.In contrast, Scott Parker loves

It's the price he's had to pay for eight years of loyalty to Everton , a club more recently associated with relegation battles and financial strife than big Champions League nights.

Since Harry Kane has learned to win at Bayern Munich, Jordan Pickford is the only England starter from last years Euros without a major trophy to

JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE STADIUM OF LIGHT: Sunderland fans are capable of turning the Stadium of Light into enough of a fortress to keep them in the Premier League .

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