Sunderland AFC
Last Season Summary
League ranking: 10th (47 pts)
Points per game (home: away): 1.37: 1.11
Goals per game (for: against): 1.18: 1.47
Number of clean sheets: 13
Top league scorer: Asamoah Gyan (10 goals)
Top league assister: Asamoah Gyan, Jordan Henderson (4 assists)
Transfers
In: Ahmed Elmohamady, Sebastien Larsson, Kieren Westwood, Connor Wickham, Dong-Won Ji, Craig Gardner, Wes Brown, John O'Shea, David Vaughan
Out: Jordan Henderson, Liam Noble
Predicted Season Finish: 8th
It's crazy to see how Sunderland fosters their squad depth this season. After such a big improvement in all areas, you can only expect them to perform better.
Fantasy Ace: Asamoah Gyan (£8.0m)
With so many new signings coming on, it's pretty hard to determine who's the boss. But I'll stick with Gyan.
The rapper has slowly adapted to the Premier League tempo and looks more and more promising to takeover Darren Bent's role.
Of course, it's very entertaining to see him dancing on the pitch too.
Decent Picks: Phillip Bardsley (£5.0m), John O'Shea (£5.0m), Simon Mignolet/ Craig Gordon (£4.5m), Sebastian Larsson (£6.5m), Craig Gardner (£6.0m)
Phillip Bardsley had been awesome last season, 3 goals and 2 assists coupled with Sunderland's impressive 13 clean sheets, Bardsley got more than 100 points for the first time in his fantasy career. You can only expect that to improve with the addition of two veteran defenders from Manchester United.
Being able to play at all defensive positions, John O'Shea is definitely a great addition to the squad. As he will get all the playing time he wants at Sunderland as opposed to Manchester United, he is set to reach a new height of his career.
It's still unclear whether Mignolet or Gordon will get the #1 spot, but with a new bunch of experienced defenders, they will be less busy - expect more clean sheets.
Addicted to buying players in a pair, Sunderland gets Larsson and Gardner from Birmingham. Both of them have respectable statistics. Gardner could be scoring almost the same number of fantasy points as Larsson if not for his red cards.
Worth Scouting: Connor Wickham (£6.0m), Fraizer Campbell (£6.0m)
It's crazy how football clubs nowadays are willing to splash big money for an 18-year-old footballer. Wickham scored 9 goals last season for Ipswich, but whether he will be as effective in the Premier League is still a question.
Fraizer Campbell has always had limited chances to perform, and it will be the same this season. If he can make a breakthrough into the starting XI, I believe he can actually become a decent fantasy forward.
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