That comes on Friday night at the London Stadium, and this was sufficiently damaging to West Ham as a team and as a club for manager Graham Potter — 90 minutes into the season — to be asked about “bouncing back”, if an immediate response is required against their London rivals. Even the club’s media asked him. It’s how bad this felt by 5pm.

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris praised his side for maintaining their identity from last season, securing their first top-flight win since 2017

Sunderland host West Ham United on 16th August 2025 for the Premier League's opening weekend, and these are the predicted lineups.

Karren Brady has backed Graham Potter to succeed as West Ham manager despite falling to a 3-0 defeat at newly promoted Sunderland in their opening Premier League game of the season.

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Sunderland are finally back playing in the Premier League this weekend with the game at the Stadium of Light on Saturday against West Ham United, so we’re joined by a very special guest – broadcasting legend and current TalkSPORT presenter Paul Ross, who just so happens to be a massive Hammers fan!