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.
5. Tranmere Rovers (19th)
25/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: Lewis Storey
6. Rochdale (18th)
20/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
7. Gillingham (17th)
16/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: Alex Broadway
8. Bristol Rovers (16th)
16/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: Pete Norton