Top Sunderland Stories
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Apr 19 | Aston Villa | 3 - 4 | A |
| Apr 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 0 | H |
| Mar 22 | Newcastle United | 2 - 1 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Apr 24 | Nottingham Forest | H | |
| May 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | |
| May 9 | Manchester United | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Brighton | 33 | 6 | 47 |
| 10 | Everton | 33 | 1 | 47 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 33 | -4 | 46 |
| 12 | Fulham | 33 | -3 | 45 |
| 13 | Palace | 31 | -1 | 42 |