NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Sunderland manager Lee Johnson looks on during the Sky Bet League One match between Northampton Town and Sunderland at PTS Academy Stadium on January 02, 2021 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Sunderland manager Lee Johnson looks on during the Sky Bet League One match between Northampton Town and Sunderland at PTS Academy Stadium on January 02, 2021 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Sunderland manager Lee Johnson looks on during the Sky Bet League One match between Northampton Town and Sunderland at PTS Academy Stadium on January 02, 2021 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)

Sunderland's interesting promotion odds compared to Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth, Ipswich and Charlton

Sunderland will play in League One again next season – but how do the bookmakers rate their promotion hopes?

Sunderland will surely be in the thick of the race to return to the second tier.

Much will depend on how the Black Cats perform in the transfer market

And we’ve taken a look at how bet365 rate Sunderland’s chances of sealing promotion this term – with their odds having altered in recent weeks.

Sunderland are targeting promotion back to the Championship at the fourth attempt this season.

Lee Johnson will be revamping his squad this summer with the players due to return to training the week after next ahead of the first friendly of the season against Spennymoor Town on Saturday, July 3.

Sunderland will be hoping to bounce back from the disappointment of last season’s play-off failure.

Here, we take a look at the latest price for Sunderland to gain promotion: