Sunderland’s quest for promotion from League One has taken many twists and turns this season.
The Black Cats have just seven games left this season to solidify their place in the playoffs - but who will Alex Neil be relying on to deliver this?
Players come in and out of form throughout a season but when the crunch-end of the campaign comes around, it is often the most reliable players that can be counted on to deliver the goods.
With that in mind, here, we take a look at how each member of Sunderland’s squad this season has been rated by WhoScored.com - calculated using their algorithms that comprise of over 200 raw statistics.
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(Note: To qualify for this list, a player must have played at least 500 minutes of League One football this season)
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Players come in and out of form throughout a season but when the crunch-end of the campaign comes around, it is often the most reliable players that can be counted on to deliver the goods.