But has the drubbing altered how the bookmakers are predicting Sunderland’s League One season will map out following last season’s disappointment? Do Bet365 still have the North East club as winning the league despite the sobering result to Darren Ferguson’s Posh? Scroll down and click through the pages to find out.
1. Bolton (23rd)
400/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Nathan Stirk
2. Southend United (22nd)
100/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Bryn Lennon
3. AFC Wimbledon (21st)
50/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Catherine Ivill
4. Accrington Stanley (20th)
33/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Clint Hughes
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