The next five days will define Sunderland’s season as the League One play-off race hinges on a knife-edge. Currently, in fourth spot, the Black Cats are in the driving seat to secure promotion but one slip up could prove fatal for their bid to reach the Championship.
Sunderland, Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers are all on 90 points while Sheffield Wednesday - who are seventh - trail on 79. The latter travel to relegation-threatened Fleetwood for their game in hand tomorrow night and could leapfrog all of the above with a win. However, Sunderland too, play an extra game tomorrow as Alex Neil’s men welcome high-flying Rotherham to the Stadium of Light.
To put it in layman’s terms, the Black Cats and Wednesday have six points to play for whereas Plymouth and Wycombe only have three. Victory in either of Sunderland’s final two games - the other being Morecambe away on Saturday - should be enough to book their play-off berth.
