Phil Parkinson is tasked with guiding the Black Cats out of third-tier after last season was brought to a premature end due to the coronavirus outbreak.
But do the bookies think he and Sunderland can do it? Scroll and click through the pages the find out:
5. Accrington Stanley
Odds for promotion from League One: 16/1 Photo: Clive Brunskill
6. MK Dons
Odds for promotion from League One: 14/1 Photo: Pete Norton
7. Crewe Alexandra
Odds for promotion from League One: 14/1 Photo: Lewis Storey
8. Plymouth Argyle
Odds for promotion from League One: 11/1 Photo: Charlotte Tattersall