4. Sunderland’s bouncebackabiliy
After succumbing to an 8-0 drubbing at the hands of Southampton last weekend, and the big question will be just how will they handle that? Gus Poyet undoubtedly has some talented players at his disposal, and they will have been working hard in training, but how is their confidence? Reports over the course of the week has suggested that Poyet will stick with a number of his beleaguered stars, including goalkeeper Vito Mannone, so it will likely depend on how confident they feel and how determined they are to get a result.