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.
17. Burton Albion (7th)
4/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: Nathan Stirk
18. Lincoln (6th)
7/2 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: Laurence Griffiths
19. Peterborough United (5th)
4/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: Pete Norton
20. Rotherham United (4th)
3/1 to gain promotion to the Championship. Photo: George Wood