Following their excellent opening day victory over West Ham United, Sunderland are back in action on Saturday. They face fellow promotion side Burnley at Turf Moor in what will be seen as a perfect game to add to their three points from their first game.<\/p>\n
In front of a passionate, sold-out Stadium of Light, Sunderland got off to the perfect start, beating West Ham 3-0. Goals from Eliezer Mayenda, Dan Ballard, and Wilson Isidor made it another memorable day on Wearside as the Black Cats returned to the Premier League in style.<\/p>\n
Sunderland Starting Eleven vs West Ham:<\/strong> Roefs, Hume, Ballard, Seelt, Reinildo, Xhaka \u00a9, Sadiki, Diarra, Talbi, Adingra, Mayenda.<\/p>\n Subs:<\/strong> Patterson, Neil, H.Jones, Roberts, Guiu, Alderete, Rigg, Le Fee, Isidor<\/p>\n Goals:<\/strong> Mayenda 61\u2019, Ballard 73\u2019, Isidor 90+3<\/p>\n Following the West Ham game, Sunderland completed their 12th signing of the summer transfer. France international defender Nordi Mukiele signed from Paris Saint-Germain for a fee in the region of \u00a312 million. The right-back, who can also play in central defence, takes Sunderland\u2019s summer spending to almost \u00a3160 million.<\/p>\n Read More: Sunderland Survival Not Guaranteed, But They’ve Given Themselves a Great Chance<\/a><\/p>\n Luke O\u2019Nien, Dennis Cirkin, and Romain Mundle will once again be out through injury. O\u2019Nien and Cirkin are expected to be back following the upcoming international break, while Mundle will be out until October.<\/p>\n Defender Jenson Seelt left the field injured last weekend but is expected to be fit should Regis Le Bris decide to use him.<\/p>\nSigning Number 12 Arrives<\/h3>\n
Injury News<\/h3>\n
Regis Le Bris on Game at Burnley<\/h3>\n