Premier League form table: Where do Sunderland stand across the last five games?
Sunderland's form has dipped recently, but how have they fared compared to the rest of the Premier League?
An excellent start to the season has left Sunderland well clear of relegation trouble, but it’s been more of a struggle in recent weeks.
The Black Cats fell to a disappointing 3-1 defeat away at struggling West Ham United on Saturday, meaning they’ve won just one of their last seven Premier League matches, slipping to 11th in the table in the process. That said, over the last five games, they’ve beaten Crystal Palace and taken draws against Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, which are not results to be sniffed at.
But where has that left Regis Le Bris’ side in the Premier League form table?
Premier League form table - where do Sunderland stand over the last five matches?
| Position | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| 5 | Bournemouth | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 8 |
| 6 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 8 |
| 7 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 8 |
| 8 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Brighton | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Wolves | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 3 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
If you told any SAFC fan that Sunderland would be ahead of Liverpool and Tottenham over the last five games, they’d be right to expect an excellent run that has yielded double-figure points. But the Premier League and Europa League holders have struggled terribly recently, to the point where they’re two of just four Premier League teams to take fewer points than Sunderland during that time.
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The Black Cats have picked up five points in their last five games, with that victory over Palace their only win. Sunderland have also lost on their last two trips to London, with their away form a real Achilles heel. Sunderland are still holding onto an unbeaten home record - the final team in the Premier League to do so - while they’ve knocked Everton out of the FA Cup on penalties during that run.
Looking further up the table doesn’t make for good reading, with Newcastle United topping the form table as the only side to take double-figure points from the last five matches. Manchester United, meanwhile, are the only unbeaten side during that time, drawing against Wolves and Leeds in Ruben Amorim’s final games in charge and taking seven points from three matches since his departure.