Sunderland return to the Premier League this Saturday. They will host West Ham United in a significant opening fixture, ending an eight-year absence from the top flight.Fresh from their play-off

The centre-back powered home Sunderland’s second of the afternoon before Wilson Isidor added a third, completing a dream return to the top flight for the Black Cats after eight years away. Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Ballard described the occasion as unforgettable.

IT’S BEEN eight long years but finally the Black Cats are back in the big time. Every gruesome detail of Sunderland’s downfall into League One was screened on Netflix. Now the cameras and

Sunderland AFC have reached an agreement in principle to sign Paris Saint-Germain defender Nordi Mukiele, and he has been given permission to travel, according to RMC Sports journalist Fabrice Hawkins.

So far, it has been a rather busy summer for several Premier League clubs, including newly-promoted Sunderland and Leeds United.

Sunderland head coach Regis Le Bris has been speaking ahead of the Premier League curtain raiser against West Ham United