Fireman Sam makes his mark

GETTING off to a flier is nothing new to Sam Allardyce, who has won his opening game in four of his last seven appointments. Bolton 1 BLACKBURN 3 WEST HAM 0 West Brom 1 Slovakia 0 Watford 1 EVERTON 2 NEWCASTLE 3 Stoke 0 Cardiff 1 SUNDERLAND 0 ENGLAND 1 PALACE 1 Huddersfield 0 (2007) (2008) (2011) (2015) (2016) (2016) (2017)