Sunderland vs West Ham Utd | PL | 16.8.25 | Predictions & Match Thread

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Match Centre:

Odds:
:Sunderland: 2/1
Draw: 9/4
WHU: 5/4



Pre-Match Press Conference:
Official Press Conference



Tactical Preview: 
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Watch-along:
Hammers Chat



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[onsideman]

Is Guilherme injured...? or off?

[Massive Attack]

He's chucked Hermansen straight in goal having barely been in 2 minutes.

And he's also started the Argie Carthorse waste of space in midfield.

Better hope Sunderland aint got their shooting boots today..

[goose]

Fucking Guido & JWP

[Alfs]

Such an underwhelming bench.

[oioi]

The whole team will come together and play like a well oiled machine.

3-0 win

[cholo]

Not sure why Freddie can't start this one,  probably knows more about Sunderland than anyone else at West Ham.

[cholo]

Yay

Or very own rodri in midfield ,  if he starts making his way out to the pitch now he might just make it there for kick off.

[fraser]

Guido and JWP 

[Fauxstralian]

Official Facebook page has a picture of 4 of the team shirts (3rd kit) hanging up in the change room …
20 Bowen, 12 Diouf, 10 Paqueta and ……. 9 WILSON 
He’s alive! Unless they are planning to just bring his shirt out in a Jota style tribute 

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

I don't know how anyone can have any confidence going into this one, I think it just demonstrates lack of ability to process information correctly if I'm honest. 

As bad we may be, you probably need to recognise the fact that we're up against the team who will likely end up finishing bottom of the league. A team who lost ALL of their last 5 league matches and scraped to the playoffs with the lowest ever total goals scored by a promoted team, who then sold their best player and bought a bunch of mainly inexperienced youngsters.

If we can't go into this one at least a little bit hopeful then we might as well give up altogether.

[Fauxstralian]

Relegation six pointer today 16th v 18th
Though will be out of the relegation places if there is a winner at Villa Park

[Sir Alf]

Thx Fraser, good news.

”We’re not bottom of the league, we’re not bottom of the league”

All together now !

[Fauxstralian]

Wearing the 3rd kit today according to the club’s Facebook page

[fraser]

Things are looking up we could be out of the bottom three by 2.15 pm



 

[Nurse Ratched]

I predict 90 mins of boring Cock Piss Crab Cuntery.

Result isn't important I'll be in a coma of boredom after our 100th penalty area sideways pass between Killman and Aguerd, about 10 minutes in.

That's the spirit!

[THUNDERCLINT]

I predict 90 mins of boring Cock Piss Crab Cuntery.

Result isn't important I'll be in a coma of boredom after our 100th penalty area sideways pass between Killman and Aguerd, about 10 minutes in.

[threesixty]

We should beat them. They have 11 new signings apparently, I don't think that stuff ever works.
3-1 West Ham! 

 

[Vexed]

I'd love us to shut those northern monkeys up with a Bowen strike in the first five mins of their Prem campaign but you know Mr Cardboard is going to make us sit deep and defend and try to soak it up. We are out paced in the middle of the park because the idiot hasn't addressed the issues and we have very little up top because Fullkrug is like a shit German lamppost. I can only see a 1-1 at best but likely a loss. If they get an early goal it could easily be 3-0 to them.

I don't know how anyone can have any confidence going into this one, I think it just demonstrates lack of ability to process information correctly if I'm honest. 

[Far Cough UKunt]

I'm going for a Hatred.

[gpike]

Think we will win this one ...there I said it!

[boleyn8420]

Potter picks the wrong line up, yet again, and after going one or more than likely two down, will send on a minimum of 3 subs at half time. We will then play a bit better and pull one back before a late breakaway goal after we hit the post at the other end. 3-1.
Potter  afterwards says his usual bollocks.
As you may guess I'm not very optimistic about this season. 

[southbankbornnbred]

I'm going for a Ratched.

Anything less will be unacceptable.
COYI!

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Promoted teams are usually on a massive buzz their first home game back, but Sunderland were way behind the top 2 in the Championship last year (by 24 points!), they sold their best player to Dortmund, and while they've spent loads of money it's mainly been on young players with no PL experience. In the normal way of things they're likely to take some time to gel as a team and they haven't looked good in pre-season, so this should be a good time to play them. Anything less than a win here is a poor result.

[Sydney_Iron]

Sydney are you saying we are up for the 1st must win 6 pointer?

Bit early for that! But lose (to the side ranked most Likely to drop in the PL) and the pressure will be on Mr Crab don’t you think? Watch the Potter out thread go ballistic
 
Let’s hope we can get off the mark though

[Texas Iron]

WIKI A I says.  


AI Overview



+16A variety of sources offer predictions for the August 16, 2025 Premier League match between Sunderland and West Ham United at the Stadium of Light
. Sunderland were promoted to the Premier League via the playoffs last season, while West Ham finished 14th. This will be Sunderland's first Premier League match since 2017. 
Many sources lean towards a West Ham victory:

• FOX Sports picks West Ham at +123 odds and predicts a 2-1 West Ham win.
• BetMGM also favors West Ham on the Moneyline at +120 odds, citing their historical success against promoted teams.
• talkSPORT backs West Ham at 13/10 odds, noting their superior Premier League experience compared to Sunderland. 

However, other predictions suggest a closer contest or even a draw:

• Telecom Asia Sport predicts a draw with 3.42 odds, suggesting a 2-2 correct score at 15.00 odds.
• KickOff UK calculates a 54% chance of both teams scoring and deems a 1-1 draw as the most probable final scoreline with a 12% chance, according to KickOff UK.
• Dimers.com gives West Ham a 42.9% win probability, Sunderland a 30.9% win probability, and a draw a 26.2% chance, according to Dimers.com. 

Recent history and head-to-head
West Ham has historically dominated the head-to-head record between the two teams across all competitions, winning 36 of 92 matches, compared to Sunderland's 31 wins and 25 draws. West Ham has won three of the last five meetings between the two teams, with two draws. The most recent Premier League match between the two teams was a 2-2 draw in April 2017.