Anyone who's ever set foot on Wearside will testify that the words 'Sunderland' and 'upwardly mobile' just don't sit well together in the same sentence. However Irishmen Roy Keane and Niall Quinn (he of Disco Pants fame) are in the process of building something quite special at the Stadium of Light and the Black Cats should do alright in the Premiership this season.
And while I can't quite bring myself to back them winning this one against a Spurs side who looked to have strengthened well in the summer, I do like the look of new boy Michael Chopra finding the net on the day.