Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey will cause problems against any Premier League team this season, believes former Black Cats defender Gary Bennett.

The Dutch forward won Sunderland's penalty against Chelsea on Sunday that secured all three points for Regis le Bris' side after Enzo le Fee converted from the spot.

"You look at Brobbey, if you get him to play, you play to his strengths and he's going to cause any team in the Premier League problems," Bennett told BBC Radio Newcastle at full-time at the Stadium of Light.

"Defenders cannot handle him - the two centre-backs [of Chelsea] didn't know how to handle him. They would know that they've been in a game.

"But the shape of Sunderland, you look at that and at the way that they've performed - that's what they were like last season.

"All round credit to Regis le Bris, he got it spot on."