Sunderland looked like they might just mount a great escape but now it looks as though they're heading back to League One.

The Black Cats surprised everyone by battering Derby County 4-1 on Good Friday but duly followed that up with a defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on Monday afternoon to leave them firmly in the mire.

It really does look as though the club faces an uphill task of staying in the division now, then, ahead of three big games in the space of seven days:

Leeds, Norwich and Reading are three sides that, on paper, Sunderland might feel they could get something from given their respective ambitions but it would seem that the fans are not as confident.

Let's take a look at what has been said on social media about this latest update and it seems as though things are far from positive right now...