Premier League Specials: Sunderland bets & odds

With the Black Cats playing in their first Premier League season since 2016/17, Ladbrokes looks at special Sunderland bets and odds, with unique markets.

After securing promotion through the play-offs thanks to a stoppage-time winner at Wembley, Sunderland are finally back where they feel they belong - but staying there won't be easy, despite a number of impressive confirmed signings and a start that even the most optimistic fan wouldn't have dreamt of.

From relegation odds to special bets around their first few games, Sunderland have already featured in a number of different Premier League betting markets, as they look to become the first side to stay up after winning the play-offs since Nottingham Forest in 2023.

Sunderland's first six Premier League games:

• Win: 3-0 vs West Ham (H)

• Loss: 0-2 vs Burnley (A)

• Win: 2-1 vs Brentford (H)

• Draw: 0-0 vs Crystal Palace (A)

• Draw: 1-1 vs Aston Villa (H)

• Win: 1-0 vs Nottingham Forest (A)

In order to achieve survival, Sunderland would have to become the first promoted side since 2023 to avoid relegation, when Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest all managed to stay up.

The Black Cats will have to overcome a difficult run-in in April and May, and will need to be on the right side of a few Premier League upsets if they are to stay clear of danger - so more games like their 2-1 win away at Chelsea will go a long way to ensuring their safety.

In home games, the Stadium of Light is already playing a huge part this season, with a fierce atmosphere and intense optimism driving the players on to achieve something special.

On the other side of the coin, however, Sunderland are still among the favourites to be relegated in the 2025/26 Premier League season, but their odds of dropping back to the Championship are getting longer by the week.

Burnley and Leeds, who both achieved promotion with 100 points last season, are also among the favourites for the drop, with the Premier League becoming tougher to crack for any team coming up from the second tier.

The likes of Wolves and West Ham also find themselves among the front-runners to go down in the 2025/26 season, with the former's record-breaking start (for all the wrong reasons) seemingly sealing their fate already.

While Arsenal are favourites to retain their title, there are also odds for Sunderland to do the unthinkable and win the 2025/26 Premier League, with the Black Cats currently priced at just 500/1 to upset all the odds and lift the trophy in May.

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All odds and markets are correct as of the date of publication.