Comments and predictions for Sunderland vs West Ham: Empty-handed against the rookie
The match between Sunderland vs West Ham in the Premier League takes place at 9:00 p.m. on August 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Sunderland vs West Ham team information
Sunderland are without Luke O'Nien, Aji Alese (shoulder injury), Leo Hjelde (Achilles), Dennis Cirkin (wrist) and Romaine Mundle (thigh). Mundle is expected to miss the first two months of the season. Le Bris will decide late on the use of new signing Omar Alderete and two new players Arthur Masuaku and Marc Guiu. Alderete has had training interrupted by injury, while Masuaku and Guiu are not yet at their best.
Up to seven new signings could start, including new captain Granit Xhaka, likely alongside 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 out with an ankle injury. Potter could give Hermansen his debut in goal, but Alphonse Areola is also likely to be kept. Diouf has impressed at left-back, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka will play on the right, leaving Walker-Peters on the bench. Captain Jarrod Bowen is a firm starter and is on course to score in five consecutive Premier League games – something no West Ham player has done since Jesse Lingard.
Latest expected lineup 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 commentary on Sunderland vs West Ham
Sunderland have been on a roll since winning the Championship play-off final with a 95th-minute winner against Sheffield United in May. While fans are excited about the new season, there are some concerns after a summer of dramatic change.
Manager Regis Le Bris has brought in 11 new players and has no regrets about the £130m spend, believing the squad needs a “rebuild” for a “new chapter and new challenge” in the Premier League.
Despite Sunderland winning just two of their nine friendlies (D2 L5) during the seven-week build-up – most recently a 3-0 home defeat to Rayo Vallecano – Le Bris is confident the team are “ready” and believes the players’ mentality has “changed” ahead of the opening game against West Ham.
Sunderland’s opening-week record in the Premier League has been poor, with no wins in their last seven games (D4 L3), most recently a 2-1 defeat to Manchester City in 2016-17. Home form is also key if they are to stay up, and they certainly don’t want to extend their run of three home defeats at 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 first full season under Graham Potter, who replaced Julen Lopetegui in January and steered the team clear of the relegation zone, despite some unimpressive performances.
Potter won just five of his 18 Premier League games to finish 14th and admitted the team is still a “work 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 permanent deal after a loan spell.
West Ham have had a positive pre-season, winning four of their five games, including Everton (2-1) and Bournemouth (2-0), before beating Lille on penalties last weekend. Despite holding the record for most Premier League opening-weekend defeats (16) and conceding the most goals in the first round (50), they are still optimistic, remaining unbeaten in their last eight games against Sunderland (W4 D4).
Latest Sunderland vs West Ham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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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