Sunderland vs West Ham Prediction: A defeat against the newly promoted team.

Latest team news for Sunderland vs West Ham

Sunderland are without Luke O'Nien, Aji Alese (shoulder injury), Leo Hjelde (Achilles heel), Dennis Cirkin (wrist), and Romaine Mundle (thigh). Mundle is expected to miss the first two months of the season. Le Bris will decide later on whether to use new signing Omar Alderete and new players Arthur Masuaku and Marc Guiu. Alderete's training has been interrupted by injury, while Masuaku and Guiu are not yet fully fit.

Up to seven new signings could start, including new captain Granit Xhaka, likely to partner Habib Diarra and either Noah Sadiki or Enzo Le Fee in midfield. Simon Adingra and Chemsdine Talbi are expected to support Eliezer Mayenda in attack.

For West Ham, Crysencio Summerville is still out with a long-term hamstring injury, while George Earthy is sidelined with an ankle injury. Potter could give Hermansen his debut in goal, but are also likely to keep Alphonse Areola. Diouf has impressed at left-back, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka will play right-back, pushing Walker-Peters to the bench. Captain Jarrod Bowen is a sure starter and is aiming for a run of five consecutive Premier League goals – something no one at West Ham has achieved since Jesse Lingard.

Latest predicted lineups for Sunderland vs West Ham

Sunderland:

Roefs; Hume, Seelt, Balland, Reinaldo; Sadiki, Xhaka, Diarra; Talbi, Mayenda, Adingra

West Ham United:

Areola; Todibo, Kilman, Aguerd; Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Diouf; Bowen, Paqueta; Fullkrug

Latest football match prediction: Sunderland vs West Ham

Sunderland have been basking in jubilation since their Championship play-off final victory against Sheffield United in May, secured with a 95th-minute winning goal. While fans are excited about the new season, there are lingering concerns following a summer of significant changes.

Manager Regis Le Bris has brought in 11 new players and has no regrets about the £130 million spending, believing the squad needed a “rebuilding” for a “new chapter and new challenges” in the Premier League.

Despite Sunderland winning only 2 of their 9 friendly matches (2 draws, 5 losses) during their seven-week pre-season – most recently a 0-3 home defeat against Rayo Vallecano – Le Bris remains confident the team is “ready” and believes the players’ morale has “changed” ahead of the opening match against West Ham.

Sunderland's opening-season record in the Premier League has been quite poor, with no wins in their last seven matches (four draws, three losses), most recently a 1-2 defeat against Manchester City in the 2016-17 season. Home form is also crucial if they want to avoid relegation, and they certainly don't want to extend their run of three consecutive home defeats from the end of last season (excluding the play-offs). The last time Sunderland lost four consecutive home games in the league was in September 2017.

West Ham are entering their 14th consecutive Premier League season and their first full season under Graham Potter, who replaced Julen Lopetegui in January and helped the team avoid relegation, although their performances haven't been particularly impressive.

Potter won only 5 of his 18 Premier League matches to finish 14th and admitted the team is still "in progress". This summer, West Ham parted ways with Mohammed Kudus, Vladimir Coufal, Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio, while adding El Hadji Malick Diouf, Kyle Walker-Peters, Callum Wilson and Mads Hermansen; Jean Clair-Todibo also signed a long-term contract after a loan spell.

West Ham had a positive pre-season, winning 4 out of 5 matches, including Everton (2-1) and Bournemouth (2-0), before beating Lille on penalties last weekend. Despite holding the record for most opening Premier League defeats (16) and most goals conceded in the first round (50 goals), they still have reason to be optimistic as they are unbeaten in their last 8 matches against Sunderland (4 wins, 4 draws).

Latest Sunderland vs West Ham score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Sunderland vs West Hamas follows:

• Sportsmole:Sunderland 2-1 West Ham

• WhoScore:Sunderland 1-0 West Ham
• Our newspaper predicts:Sunderland 1-0 West Ham

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