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"Black Cat" Sunderland is once again the stamina king, the newly promoted team is undefeated at five home games and is impressed

1:36pm, 6 November 2025Football

Pre-season predictions for this season's Premier League suggest that many fans will regard Sunderland (Cantonese translation: Sunderland), which was promoted through the play-offs, as a bold choice for relegation. However, the performance of this nine-lived "black cat" is shocking. After a 1-1 draw with Everton at home in the Premier League in the early morning of Tuesday (4th), they continued to maintain their unbeaten streak in the Premier League's five home games and temporarily remain in the top four. Are you surprised or surprised?

Xhaka, who just returned to the Premier League this summer and immediately became the captain, was praised as one of the best signings and acquisitions in the Premier League in this game. I believe he will be full of passion when he switches sides to face the top Arsenal this weekend.

Although Sunderland had a mediocre start to the season, Everton took the lead in the 15th minute with N'Dia scoring a goal in succession. The "Black Cat" woke up immediately after falling behind and launched a crazy counterattack. Less than a minute after changing sides in the second half, Xhaka shot from outside the penalty area. After hitting the defender, the ball bounced in disguise. In the end, the two sides ended in a 1-1 tie.桑德兰在本赛季落后情况下抢到8分,是英超后劲最强球队之一。 "Black Cat" Sunderland is currently ranked fourth in the Premier League standings with 18 points after 10 games. This is also the newly promoted team with the highest score in the same period since Hull City in the 2008/09 season.

Sunderland spent 161 million pounds to buy as many as 15 players this summer. Among them, Swiss international Xhaka is definitely the representative. The 33-year-old midfielder became the captain immediately after joining and became the core of the team's tactics, serving as a defensive midfielder. He has scored 1 goal and 3 assists this season. Many statistics rank among the top in the Premier League, including opportunities created (11th) and long passes (2nd). The number of passes, passing into the penalty area, and winning possession of the ball all rank among the 20th in the Premier League. This kind of performance is also very strong!

Many football websites have pointed out that Xhaka is one of the "best signings" in the Premier League this season. According to "Sky Sports" anchor Carragher, he also said: "He is definitely the best acquisition in the Premier League this season. Which new player has his influence? Absolutely not! Xhaka's performance in this game is absolutely outstanding." Sunderland spent 13 million pounds to sign Xhaka from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, which was really good value for money.

Sunderland will challenge Arsenal at home in the early morning of Sunday (9th). Xhaka, who has played for Arsenal for 7 years, will switch to his former club. He has said after the game: "After I went to the Bundesliga, I never thought about returning to the Premier League, but football is unpredictable. I am very happy to participate in Sunderland's plan. I am personally very excited to switch to Arsenal in the next game. This game will be a very special event."

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