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Undoubtedly, Sunderland – who won 2-1 over Chelsea on Saturday – was the biggest surprise of the season. Just minutes away from being defeated in the Championship play-off final in May, the team will finish in fourth place on October 1 in the Premier League.
With 17 points from nine games, the Black Cats equaled their best start in the Premier League, equaling their tally from 1999-00.
Only five newly promoted teams have earned more points than Sunderland in the same number of matches. All five, including Sunderland themselves in 2000, managed to survive relegation.
“It’s an unbelievable start and we’ve well earned it,” former Watford captain Troy Deeney told Final Score.
“If you had said that two months ago, Sunderland fans would have said you were crazy.”
Former Manchester United and England midfielder Michael Carrick added to BBC Radio 5 Live: “Anyone honest enough will say they never expected Sunderland to start so well, so full credit to them.
“The amount of points they have already collected has given them an unbelievable start, and that is something they will want to build on.”
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