Sunderland vs West Ham

Sunderland are winless in their last eight league games against West Ham (D4 L4), most recently a 2-2 draw in April 2017.

West Ham have lost just one of their last 17 Premier League games against promoted sides (W13 D3), going down 3-1 at Leicester in December last season.

This is the fourth time West Ham are starting a Premier League campaign against a promoted side, with the Hammers winning each of the previous three (v Barnsley in 1997-98, Wolves in 2009-10 and Cardiff in 2013-14).

As a Premier League side, Sunderland haven’t won their opening match in any of the last seven seasons (D4 L3), most recently losing 2-1 to Pep Guardiola’s Man City in 2016-17.

West Ham have lost their opening match of a Premier League season more times than any other side (16), with the Hammers also conceding more MD1 goals than anyone else (50).