Soccer Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Sunderland - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - September 27, 2025 Sunderland's Granit Xhaka celebrates with teammates after the match REUTERS/Lee Smith
NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Sunderland are only six games into their first Premier League campaign for nearly a decade but after Saturday's 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest have almost half the total amount of points they managed when they were relegated in 2017.
Regis Le Bris's side were among the favourites for the drop after returning to the top flight following a playoff victory over Sheffield United in May.
