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England s "Old 7" Sunderland is only one game away from returning to the Premier League after 8 years

11:48am, 15 May 2025【Football】

England's top league champions ranking: Liverpool and Manchester United tied for first place in 20 championships, Arsenal ranked third in 13 championships, Manchester City ranked fourth in 10 championships, Everton ranked fifth in 9 championships, Aston Villa ranked sixth in 7 championships, Sunderland and Chelsea tied for seventh in 7 championships. England's "old seventh" Sunderland is only one game away from returning to the Premier League after 8 years.

Sunderland not only won the English top league championship seven times, but also won the FA Cup twice. It is a veteran team in English football, nicknamed "Black Cat". In the second leg of the semi-finals of the English Championship, Sunderland faced Coventry, coached by Lampard at home. The total score of both sides was 2-2 in regular time, and entered overtime. Sunderland completed the final of the final of the upgrade playoff with a total score of 3-2. He will hold a "upgrade" duel with Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium. This game was also hailed as a "billion pound duel" by fans and media, because it is equal to earning 100 million pounds to enter the Premier League.

Sunderland was at the bottom of the Premier League in 2016-17 and was reduced to the English Championship in the 2017-18 season, and was reduced to the English Championship in 2017-18. It was relegated to two levels in two consecutive years, which was a terrible sight! Sunderland played in the League One for four seasons and returned to the Championship. He lost to Luton in the semi-finals of the 2022-23 season to win the Super League. This season, Sunderland once again made an Super League promotion, only one game away from returning to the Premier League. Can Black Cat return to the Premier League after 8 years? We will see the true story at 22:00 on May 24!