The first Saturday of the Premier League season brought some incredible action, so it's time to take some bold stances

Sunderland marked their return to the Premier League with a stunning 3-0 win over West Ham United at the Stadium of Light.Eliezer Mayenda scored their first topflight goal in eight years just past

The Stadium of Light, for so long, was where Premier League aspirations came to die. There were fleeting moments of joy, enough to help its tenants stage a series of escapes from relegation to the Championship, but it became a venue synonymous with Sunderland’s perennial struggle.