Sunderland have collected 5 points from their last five matches (L, L, D, D, W). most recently defeating Everton 3-1 away. The team currently sit in 10th place with 51 points from 37 matches (1.38 points per game). Sunderland face Chelsea home in their upcoming fixture on Sunday, May 24 at 15:00 GMT. Chelsea won 2-1 at home to Spurs in their last match.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 37 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 82 |
| 2 | Man City | 37 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 76 | 33 | +43 | 78 |
| 3 | Man Utd | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 50 | +16 | 68 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 62 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 59 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 37 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 56 |
| 7 | Brighton | 37 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 53 |
| 8 | Chelsea | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 52 |
| 9 | Brentford | 37 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 51 | +3 | 52 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 47 | -7 | 51 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 53 | +0 | 49 |
| 12 | Everton | 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Fulham | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 51 | -6 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds | 37 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 53 | -4 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 45 |
| 16 | Nott'm Forest | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 43 |
| 17 | Spurs | 37 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 38 |
| 18 | West Ham | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 65 | -22 | 36 |
| 19 | Burnley | 37 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 74 | -37 | 21 |
| 20 | Wolves | 37 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 67 | -41 | 19 |