Premier League: What We Learnt From The Opening Fixtures

Frustrating Sunderland Squander Several Chances

Will they be fighting the drop? Elsewhere, Sunderland did little to suggest they won't be in a relegation fight this season, despite dominating their clash against Fulham as they squandered several chances. Paolo Di Canio has brought in ten new faces to the Stadium of Light, but they just weren't clinical in front of goal squandering several guilt edged chances. It is going to be extremely competitive at the wrong end of the table with as many of seven or eight teams likely to be fighting for their top flight status. Sunderland will be among them, and in Jozy Altidore they have a mature striker who is much changed from the player we saw at Hull City a couple of years ago. They will unquestionably have to lean on him for the goals.