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:
21. Oxford United
Odds for promotion from League One: 11/4 Photo: Alex Davidson
22. Portsmouth
Odds for promotion from League One: 5/2 Photo: Dan Istitene
23. Sunderland
Odds for promotion from League One: 9/4 Photo: Clive Brunskill
24. Peterborough United
Odds for promotion from League One: 9/4 Photo: Alex Burstow