The billionaire heir sealed his takeover a fortnight ago and the Black Cats are yet to lose since his appointment as chairman – and have only dropped points once, in the 2-2 draw at Crewe.
But where do the experts think Sunderland will finish after the takeover, and who are they tipping for promotion to the Championship?
The data analysts at FiveThirtyEight have released their latest predictions on how the League One table will finish - and it makes for interesting reading after a busy period in the division, which has seen a number of teams drop points.
So scroll down and click through the pages as we see where their unique formula is predicting Johnson’s men to finish come the end of the 2020/21 campaign:
The data analysts at FiveThirtyEight have released their latest predictions on how the League One table will finish - and it makes for interesting reading after a busy period in the division, which has seen a number of teams drop points.