Reporter Notebook: No panic stations at Sunderland despite tough start

It's certainly been a different start to the season for Sunderland compared to last year, when they flew out of the traps on their Premier League return and went months without a home league defeat.

This time around they sit bottom of the pile with four points from seven games. Things were always going to be tough with the additional load of European football to contend with, something Sunderland haven't experienced in over 50 years.