Regis Le Bris can join exclusive Premier League club in Sunderland clash vs Crystal Palace
Sunderland travel to face Crystal Palace this weekend, looking for their first away win of the season.
Life under Regis Le Bris has been a success for Sunderland so far, and the hope will be that by achieving Premier League survival, that success can grow further.
With six points from a possible nine off the back of Sunderland’s 2-1 victory against Brentford, the Black Cats have had an excellent start to the campaign.
Crystal Palace plays host to Le Bris’ side this weekend, and the Frenchman could achieve something that very few managers in the history of the Premier League have been able to do.
Sunderland could join Nottingham Forest and Bolton for rare Premier League accolade
Dating back to the creation of the Premier League back in 1992, only two promoted clubs have recorded three wins from their opening four games.
Those two being Nottingham Forest in 1994 and Bolton Wanderers in 2001.
The Black Cats could become only the third club to have ever achieved this feat if they can seal victory at Selhurst Park this weekend.
Sunderland are massive underdogs for the clash with Crystal Palace, though they are often the scenarios that benefit the Wearsiders the most, as showcased by some of their results over the last few months.
Le Bris’ side became the first promoted team since Leeds five years ago to win two of their opening three, with everything pointing towards a positive campaign.
Sunderland can go level with Palace for games won
This fixture has been played 48 times since 1912, with Crystal Palace having recorded one more win than the Black Cats in that period.
Sunderland record vs Palace
- 16 wins
- 15 draws
- 17 losses
Sunderland can change that this Saturday, and almost certainly make history in various other ways than the one mentioned above.
It would be a third win of the season for the Wearsiders, which would already be more than Southampton achieved throughout the entirety of the last campaign, and just three fewer than they achieved themselves when relegated back in 2017.
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