Sunderland Hold Key Advantage Over Man City, Liverpool and More Clubs in Premier League

In a season of newly promoted, Sunderland knows very well their potential to compete in the Premier League. This gives the team, led by Regis Le Bris, a start with very high expectations.

A very positive analysis for Sunderland is that the whole squad are focused under the leadership of Granit Xhaka, but also the commitment of all the players is formidable.

Above all in defense, where, as we saw in the great match against Crystal Palace, the most important highlights of the game came from the back. This makes clear that Sunderland are going to compete for everything this season.

Premier League's competitiveness gives Sunderland a break

Many teams of the Premier League are facing a very tight calendar: Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle are competing in what will be the UEFA Champions League. Tottenham Hotspur are competing for winning the Europa League.

Meanwhile Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are competing in the UEFA Europa League, for their great 24/25 season. For Crystal Palace their competition will be the Conference League.

This gives an exciting step, since the calendar of all the teams will be extremely tight and competitive.

But what gives the highest expectations is that Sunderland will have a much calmer calendar and will be able to focus completely on the Premier League. The great dream of the Black Cats is to join the teams that compete in European competitions.

With constancy and effort, Sunderland seem to be on the way to achieve it. Actually, four matchdays have been played where Sunderland are in seventh position, with a positive goal difference of +2. This shows that they are a very well balanced team both in defense and in attack.

A perfect start for Regis Le Bris’s squad

They have had great performances, like in the opening match against West Ham or even in the match against Brentford. This lets them stay focused on wanting to reach a unique competition in their history after being promoted from the EFL Championship.

And now they prepare with everything for a difficult match against Aston Villa. Even if they are in the relegation zone, Aston Villa cannot be ruled out to give the big surprise. In spite of their negative start in the Premier League, Sunderland’s impact has been impressive.