Burnley, Sheffield United, Leeds United, and Sunderland are among the teams vying for promotion to the Premier League.
As Sunderland competes with teams like Leeds United, Sheffield United, and Burnley for a spot in the Premier League next season, the pivotal promotion run-in draws near.
The Black Cats will now look to complete the task and end the team’s hiatus from the top division, as they are already well on their way to exceeding the expectations set by the majority of commentators prior to the season. Regis Le Bris’ team is currently in fourth place in the table and is very much in the running for one of the two automatic promotion spots ahead of their home match against struggling Luton Town on Wednesday night.
As he gets his team ready for some exciting games in the coming month, the former Lorient head coach will still prioritize automatic promotion even though he will expect his team to at least earn a play-off spot. Looking elsewhere, Sunderland’s Championship top six rivals will square off in what already feels like six-pointers in several crucial matchups in the promotion battle.
We examine how difficult the division’s next five league games might be, as more than half of the teams can claim to be potential promotion or play-off contenders.
9/3 Portsmouth (A), 11/2 Watford (A), 17/2 Sunderland (H), 24/2 Sheffield United (A), and 1/3 West Bromwich Albion (H) The following five opponents’ average league position is 8.2.
Second place: Sheffield United (64 points as of right now)
24/2 Leeds United (H), 12/2 Middlesbrough (H), 15/2 Luton Town (A), 1/3 QPR (A), and 8/3 Preston North End (H) The following five opponents’ average league position is 11.8.
Third: Burnley (61 points as of right now)
8/3 Luton Town (H), 12/2 Hull City (H), 15/2 Preston North End (A), 21/2 Sheffield Wednesday (H), and 1/3 Cardiff City (A) The following five opponents’ average league position is 17.8.
Fourth: Sunderland (59 points as of right now)
17/2 Leeds United (A), 22/2 Hull City (H), 28/2 Sheffield Wednesday (A), 8/3 Cardiff City (H), and 12/2 Luton Town (H) The following five opponents’ average league position is 15.0.
Fifth place: West Bromwich Albion (47 points as of right now)
8/3 QPR (H), 22/2 Oxford United (H), 1/3 Leeds United (A), 12/2 Blackburn Rovers (H), and 15/2 Millwall (A) The following five opponents’ average league position is 10.2.
Sixth: Blackburn Rovers (45 points as of right now)
8/3 Derby County (A), 22/2 Swansea City (A), 1/3 Norwich City (H), 12/2 West Bromwich Albion (A), and 15/2 Plymouth Argyle (H) The following five opponents’ average league position is 15.0.
7th: Middlesbrough (44 points as of right now)
1/3 Derby County (H), 21/2 Bristol City (A), 25/2 Stoke City (A), 15/2 Watford (H), and 12/2 Sheffield United (A) The following five opponents’ average league position is 12.2.
8th: Norwich City (43 points as of right now)
11/2 Preston North End (H), 7/3 Oxford United (H), 15/2 Hull City (A), 22/2 Stoke City (H), and 1/3 Blackburn Rovers (A) The following five opponents’ average league position is 15.4.
9th: Bristol City (42 points as of right now)
8/3 Hull City (H), 12/2 Stoke City (H), 15/2 Cardiff City (A), 21/2 Middlesbrough (H), and 1/3 Millwall (A) The following five opponents’ average league position is 15.8.
10th: Watford (42 points as of right now)
8/3 Millwall (H), 11/2 Leeds United (H), 15/2 Middlesbrough (A), 23/2 Luton Town (H), and 1/3 Stoke City (A) The following five opponents’ average league position is 12.6.
11th: Sheffield Wednesday (42 points as of right now)
8/3 Plymouth Argyle (A), 12/2 Swansea City (A), 15/2 Coventry City (H), 21/2 Burnley (A), and 28/2 Sunderland (H) The following five opponents’ average league position is 11.8.
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