Sunderland have collected 6 points from their last five matches (L, W, L, W, L). most recently losing to Arsenal 0-3 away. The team currently sit in 11th place with 36 points from 25 matches (1.44 points per game). Sunderland face Fulham home in their upcoming fixture on Sunday, February 22 at 14:00 GMT. Fulham lost 1-2 at home to Everton in their last match.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 17 | +32 | 56 |
| 2 | Man City | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 50 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 47 |
| 4 | Man Utd | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 44 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 39 |
| 7 | Brentford | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 39 |
| 8 | Everton | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Newcastle | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 37 | +0 | 36 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 36 |
| 12 | Fulham | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 34 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 32 |
| 14 | Brighton | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 31 |
| 15 | Leeds | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 30 |
| 16 | Spurs | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 29 |
| 17 | Nott'm Forest | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 26 |
| 18 | West Ham | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 49 | -17 | 24 |
| 19 | Burnley | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 15 |
| 20 | Wolves | 25 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 48 | -32 | 8 |