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MANCHESTER, England -- David Moyes called it just nine days into the season.Asked after consecutive losses whether it will be another relegation battle for Sunderland in the Premier League, the teams recently hired manager said, I think it will be. I dont think you can hide the facts. That will be the case, yes.Admirable honesty, sure, but exactly the kind of pessimism Sunderland fans didnt want to hear so early in the season. It has set the tone for another woeful start to a league campaign by the northeast club.Sunderland is in last place in the Premier League, with just two points from nine games, and is the only side in Englands four professional leagues without a league victory this season. Its the second consecutive season in which Sunderland has failed to win any of its first eight league games, which hasnt happened since Bury did so in 1905 and 1906.With Arsenal heading to the Stadium of Light on Saturday on an unbeaten run of 13 matches in all competitions, the likelihood is Sunderlands misery will be prolonged another week.Even for the greatest escapologists of the Premier League, staying up this season will be some feat. The Black Cats may have run out of lives.Sunderland has narrowly avoided relegation for the past four years via the same means: A mid-season managerial change followed by a drastic upturn in late-season results. Steve Bruce was the last manager to complete a full season at Sunderland -- and that was in 2009-10.Since then, Martin ONeill (16 months across two seasons), Paolo Di Canio (six months), Gus Poyet (18 months across two seasons), Dick Advocaat (seven months), and Sam Allardyce (nine months) have come and gone through the Stadium of Lights revolving door.Moyes is the latest in the sorry cycle, and recent history suggests he will not last the season before the clubs American owner, Ellis Short, reaches for another savior to keep Sunderland in the worlds most lucrative domestic league.You can change one guy, Moyes said, but it has been proved in the past here, that is not the answer.Moyes was in charge of Everton for 11 years before being hired by Manchester United in 2013 as Alex Fergusons hand-picked replacement with the aim of creating another dynasty at Englands biggest club. He lasted 10 months at Old Trafford, the job proving far too big for him.Moyes attempted to rebuild his reputation at Real Socieded in Spain, but was fired a day before completing a year in charge. Now its all going wrong at Sunderland.The squad lacks depth, although long-term injuries have robbed Moyes of key players such as goalkeeper Vito Mannone, midfielder Sebastien Larsson and forwards Adnan Januzaj and Fabio Borini. His policy of signing former players from Manchester United and Everton -- injury-prone pair Steven Pienaar and Victor Anichebe among them -- had an air of desperation about it. Worryingly, Jermain Defoe, the 34-year-old former England striker, appears the only reliable source of goals.Moyes latest disappointment occurred on Wednesday, when Sunderland lost 1-0 at Southampton in the fourth round of the English League Cup. Near the end of the match, Moyes was dismissed from the dugout for swearing at an official when a penalty was not awarded for his side.Has the 53-year-old Scot simply lost his touch?Our lucks out at the moment, but it will change, Moyes said.It hadnt by Thursday. The plane flying Sunderlands players home from the Southampton match reportedly failed to take off in thick fog late Wednesday, meaning they were left stranded on the south coast.Thats hardly the best preparation for Arsenals visit.Heres what else to look out for in the Premier League this weekend:---TOTTENHAM VS. LEICESTERLeicester has lost by a three-goal margin in each of its last three Premier League away games: 4-1 at Liverpool and Manchester United, and 3-0 at Chelsea.It doesnt get any easier for the champions, who must visit unbeaten Tottenham on Saturday, four days before playing in the Champions League against FC Copenhagen.---WEST BROMWICH ALBION VS. 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