Sunderland 1 West Ham 1
Sunderland Stadium of Light
Saturday May 6th 2000
Attendance: 41,684

Kevin Phillips became only the third man in FA Premiership history to score 30 league goals a season. Phillips' 14th minute header from a Nicky Summerbee cross put the former Baldock Town man into the exclusive club, joining Andy Cole and Alan "Nobody will ever score 30 goals in the Premiership again" Shearer.

Aston Villa 1 Sunderland 1
Villa Park, Birmingham
Saturday April 29th 2000
Attendance: 33,949

A clash between two sides bidding for a European place ended in a stalemate, despite Villa having the lion's share of possession and shots on goal, with the Midlanders having 14 shots compared to Sunderland's 6 during the whole game.

Sunderland 0 Bradford 1
Sunderland Stadium of Light
Monday April 24th 2000
Attendance: 40,628

No, you didn't misread that. A clearly uninterested Sunderland side lost out to relegation battling Bradford City, in a result which sent Kevin Phillips' former club Watford back down to Division One.

Sheffield Wednesday 0 Sunderland 2
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Saturday April 22nd 2000
Attendance: 28,072

Sunderland fans found out before the game that Nicky Summerbee and Alex Rae could be missing with injuries "sustained in training", however only Nicky Summerbee was not listed on the Lads' teamsheet, with Alex Rae keeping his play in the Sunderland midfield, alongside Frenchman Eric Roy.