"Six games into the season and Sunderland are flying high in the Premier League. After eight years away, the Black Cats are enjoying being back in the big time, with victory at Nottingham Forest lifting them into the Champions League places. Few would expect them still to be there come May, but with three wins under their belt already, Regis le Bris' side have every reason to be optimistic."
"Room for improvement - but already a showing to suggest there won't be a repeat of the past two Premier League seasons, when all three promoted teams have gone straight back down. Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland have taken a combined 23 points from their opening six games, making it the best start to a Premier League season by the promoted sides since 2017-18."
"Sunderland have made the best start of the three, accruing 11 points from their opening six games, which is the most any promoted side has taken in 13 years, since West Ham did the same in 2012-13. Only two promoted sides have ever made a better start to a Premier League season and both of those were in the early years of the competition when the gap between the established and promoted s"
Sunderland occupy a high Premier League position six games into the season after a win at Nottingham Forest, marking a notable return after eight years. The team defended effectively and benefited from impactful substitute contributions, while attacking play with the ball still needs refinement. Promoted sides Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland have combined for 23 points from six matches, the best collective start since 2017-18 and one of the strongest starts in Premier League history. Historically, such strong early performances by promoted teams increase the likelihood that at least two will avoid relegation by season's end.
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