LONDON (Interstat) — West Ham United opened its Premier League campaign with a commanding 3-1 victory over Sunderland at London Stadium on Saturday.

The hosts controlled the match from the start. Crysencio Summerville opened the scoring in the 14th minute, followed by a goal from Mateus Fernandes in the 43rd. Substitute Brian Brobbey added a third in the 66th minute to seal the win. Sunderland managed a lone second-half goal.

Fernandes was instrumental, contributing a goal and an assist. The match featured six yellow cards. The result defied a pregame projection from Interstat, which had simulated a 1-1 draw despite heavily favoring West Ham. With the win, West Ham begins the season 1-0, while Sunderland starts 0-1.