How Sunderland's points tally compares to the last 20 automatic promotion winners - and how many more they need

A timely win over Walsall put automatic promotion back in Sunderland's hands.
By Phil Smith
Published 18th Mar 2019, 14:15 BST
Updated 18th Mar 2019, 14:18 BST
Jack Ross will feel his side are in a good position to achieve promotionJack Ross will feel his side are in a good position to achieve promotion
Jack Ross will feel his side are in a good position to achieve promotion

They look finely poised for the run-in and are just shy of their manager's two points-per-game target. So how does their 37-game tally compare with the last 20 automatic promotion winners from League One, and how many points does history suggest they'll need from the run-in?

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