ANALYSIS: Sunderland’s record against promoted sides in the Premier League
22.08.26, 08:38 Updated 22.08.26, 08:38 5 Minute Read
Keith Chapman
Big spending Ipswich, boosted by £150m plus worth of players, will be full of confidence and desperate to get off the mark in the Premier League, making this a tricky test for Sunderland.
So, when Sunderland face a team who has just come up to the Premier League, what does history tell us?
Across the club’s Premier League history, the Lads have repeatedly been tested by newly promoted opposition - from Derby County and Leicester City in their first Premier League campaign in the ‘Farewell to Roker Park’ season in 1996/97, right through to Leeds United and Burnley in 2025/26.
1996/97
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Keith Chapman contributed to Sunderland's matchday programme from 2001-2016. Season ticket holder and supporter for over 40 years, Keith was one of the fans in one of the fleet of taxis home from Bristol Airport organised by Niall Quinn when he was Chairman of SAFC! Has also worked as a Programme Editor for Non-League, EFL and Premier League clubs since 2014.