Tony Mowbray’s side will be aiming to put Tuesday night’s Ewood Park disappointment behind them when they host high-flying Burnley on Saturday.
Vincent Kompany’s side will travel to the Stadium of Light in 3rd place knowing a win, with other results going in their favour, would see them end the day top of the pile.
However, aiming to stop that from happening will be a reinvigorated Black Cats side that have won just one of their last six league games.
Saturday will be a stern test of Sunderland’s credentials and one that, should they pass, could prove to be a huge moment in their entire season.
Here, we take a look at the latest supercomputer predictions, courtesy of FiveThirtyEight, to see where Sunderland have been predicted to finish the 2022/23 season.
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