Over the last month or so, a number of clubs in England – many of which in the third-tier – have been forced to postpone matches due to Covid-19 outbreaks in their squads.
And while the EFL remain confident that the 2020/21 campaign will be played to a finish, there is a worry that promotion and relegation will once again be decided by points per game (PPG) if positive cases keep on rising.
Scroll and click through the pages to discover where the Black Cats and their counterparts sit in the current PPG table:
1. 24th - Burton Albion (same position)
Current position: 24th. Points per game: 0.59 Photo: Clint Hughes
2. 23rd - Swindon Town (same position)
Current position: 23rd. Points per game: 0.85 Photo: Harry Trump
3. 22nd - Wigan Athletic (same position)
Current position: 22nd. Points per game: 0.95 Photo: Lewis Storey
4. 21st - Northampton Town (down two positions)
Current position: 19th. Points per game: 1.05 Photo: Pete Norton