Six games into the season and Sunderland are flying high in the Premier League.After eight years away, the Black Cats are enjoying being back in the big time, with victory at Nottingham Forest lifting them into the Champions League places.Few would expect them still to be there come May, but with three wins under their belt already, Regis le Bris’ side have every reason to be optimistic.”We know to be competitive in this league we have to work together, to suffer together,” Le Bris told Sky Sports after the 1-0 win at the City Ground.”I am really proud for that because we defended really well and our five subs helped a lot. With the ball I think there is still room for improvement.”Room for improvement – but already a showing to suggest there won’t be a repeat of the past two Premier League seasons, when all three promoted teams have gone straight back down.Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland have taken a combined 23 points from their opening six games, making it the best start to a Premier League season by the promoted sides since 2017-18.
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Premier League: Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley – stats behind promoted trio’s strong starts
