3 reasons why Sunderland will turn their season around

Jermain Defoe

In Defoe, Sunderland have one of the most clinical strikers the Premier League has ever seen.

The 33-year-old has scored 147 goals in the top tier of English football, and it was his goals that helped keep the Black Cats in the division last season.

He netted 15 times last time out, including crucial goals in the win over Chelsea on May 7, and the 1-1 draws against Southampton, Newcastle, and Stoke.

When you’ve got a striker like Defoe in the side, you’ve always got a chance of scoring goals. Keeping him fit and giving him service will be the key to Sunderland’s survival bid once again.