After the 7th round of the Premier League, WhoScored selected the best 11-man lineup composed of new players this summer, and four Sunderland players were selected (the data is league data).

Goalkeeper: Rovers (Sunderland, 3 clean sheets in 7 games)

Defenders: Walker-Peters (West Ham, 6 games), Adlet (Sunderland, 1 goal and 1 assist in 7 games), Mukiele (Sunderland, 5 games), Hartman (Burnley, 2 assists in 7 games)

Midfielder: Kudus (Tottenham, 1 goal and 5 assists in 7 games), Sovemendi (Arsenal, 2 goals in 7 games), Xhaka (Sunderland, 3 assists in 7 games), Grealish (Everton, 1 goal and 4 assists in 7 games)

Forwards: Joao Pedro (Chelsea, 2 goals and 3 assists in 7 games), Ekitic (Liverpool, 3 goals and 1 assist in 6 games)