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Stadium of light carries on shining bright
A comprehensive victory for Sunderland yesterday evening furthers the clubs unbeaten streak at home this season to an impressive four games in which they have not dropped a single point.
Regis Le Bris's side have proved they are a serious force to be reckoned with when it comes to facing them on their home turf, they have taken three points from various teams so far this season including promotion pushers Burnley , recently promoted Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday and playoff contenders Middlesborough.
Regardless of how early on the season is at this point, to only concede one goal from four games at home is a statement to rest of the clubs in the Championship that grasping points at The Stadium Of Light this year will be a tough task to complete.
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Derby County continue to let down away from home
Once more The Rams have to take a coach back to pride park missing the three points they so desperately crave. Following this match it has been five for five consecutive matches in which the side are unable to claim a victory or even a draw.
Granted that Paul Warne's squad have endured some tough tests in terms of teams they have to play for any Championship side let alone one that is newly promoted, playing teams such as Sheffield United and Blackburn in hostile territory before heading up to face Sunderland.
They are tough sides to battle with no promises of points, but the end results are still just as disappointing.
Derby County's next away fixture is scheduled for the 19th of October against Millwall, at the time of writing Derby hold a one point lead over Millwall so it will be interesting to see if The Rams can end the away losing streak against Neil Harris and his men.
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Sunderland have reached the top
Following their win last night and the accustom three points that came along with it, Sunderland can rejoice and breathe a sigh of relief with their fans in unison, as they are currently sitting one point clear at the top of second tier of English football with a rather staggering +10 goal difference.
Taking nothing away from The Black Cats as clearly their performance deserve such a placement, however it has been to their favour that the misfortune of the teams slightly trailing Sunderland are not being perhaps as clinical as they should be.
This includes West Bromwich Albion who have lost their last two matches and Burnley who have claimed four out of six points in their last two contests.
One thing we can count on is that when these three teams have their games against each other it will be a vigorous battle to claim that top spot.
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The lack of goals is alarming for Derby
It is no secret to any one who understands the rules of football that a team must score goals in order to win games and prosper in their respective league.
Goals create confidence and confidence creates victory for teams and by the looks of things so far this is what is difficult to grasp for The Derbyshire team.
Efforts are clear as Derby often hold the lead when it comes to the shot counter, however unfortunately that does little for them as it is seeming difficult to convert those shots into goals.
In two out of their last three games, The Rams have failed to finish their chances despite having 15 shots in those two games, which raises the question as to what can be done to improve this record, however it must be done quickly as a lack of goals such as this is destined for downfall later on in the season.
