Talking points from Premier League Gameweek Five

Sessègnon helps West Brom claim first win and puts the final nail in Di Canio’s coffin

Coming into this weekend’s fixture, West Brom and Sunderland were the only two sides without a win in the league so far and it looked like something had to give. The deadline day acquisition of Stéphane Sessègnon proved to be the difference between the two sides as the Benin international opened the scoring and played a pivotal role in most West Brom attacks.

Defeat left Sunderland as the only club without a single win and their owners had enough, as they sacked Di Canio in the aftermath of the result, which was slightly distorted by the score line.

Whilst the black cats lacked cohesion and never threatened to score, the Baggies, on the other hand, boosted by the Benin international, looked thirsty throughout and the form of his attackers would surely have pleased Steve Clark.