How would Sunderland fare if the League One table was based on PPG and where Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan Athletic and Charlton Athletic would finish

Two years ago, the League One season was curtailed and the season was completed on a Points Per Game method.

As Sunderland fans know too well, this denied the Black Cats a place in the playoffs on that occasion.

There are no fears that this season will end early, however, PPG is a good barometer to judge where teams are right now and how they should expect to end the season.

Alex Neil’s side have just seven games to go in their pursuit of a playoff spot - but what do their efforts this season say about the likelihood of that eventuality?

Here, we take a look at how the final 2021/22 League One table would look if it was based on PPG:

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