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.
9. MK Dons (15th)
12/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Harry Hubbard
10. Shrewsbury Town (14th)
12/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Pete Norton
11. Wycombe (13th)
10/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Clive Mason
12. Oxford United
10/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. | Getty Images Photo: Julian Finney
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