The Lads shone under the watchful eye of the Lambton Worm on Saturday, recording our biggest opening-day win since 1974!

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

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.

Available to watch on CITY+, City's Under-18s will take on Sunderland in our latest league assignment.Oliver Reiss' youngsters will continue our defence of the Under-18 Premier League North with a

Mukiele began his senior career with Paris FC and Laval before moving to Montpellier in 2017, where he made 50 appearances in an 18-month spell. His form earned him a move to RB Leipzig, where he enjoyed four seasons and lifted the DFB-Pokal in 2022.

Will there be big teams sliding down the table, like Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur last season, or stunning runs up the standings like Nottingham Forest during the same campaign?Read on for the current Premier League table.

As Wearside partied, Régis Le Bris, not known for his use of hyperbole, predictably urged a note of caution as Sunderland looked down on the rest of the Premier League.

The historic rivalry between Sunderland and Newcastle began in 1888 but has only occurred occasionally in recent seasons