Sunderland 1 Derby County 1
Sunderland Stadium of Light
Scorers: Sunderland - Phillips (17m); Derby County - Robinson (68m)
Attendance: 47,989
Saturday May 11th 2002

Sunderland got the point they needed to avoid relegation - but in the end it didn't matter as Ipswich were soundly beaten 5-0 at Anfield.

Charlton 2 Sunderland 2
The Valley
Scorers: Sunderland - Kilbane (2m), Phillips (11m); Charlton - Euell (65secs), Lisbie (81m)
Attendance: 26,614
Saturday April 27th 2002

It's all going to go to the last game of the season, as the Lads threw away a 2-1 lead against Charlton to come away from London with a point.

West Ham 3 Sunderland 0
Upton Park
Scorers: Sinclair (28m), Lomas (52m), Defoe (77m)
Attendance: 33,319
Saturday April 20th 2002

Another abysmal performance in the capital saw Sunderland drop to fourth bottom in the Premiership, only five points ahead of Ipswich who have two games in hand on the Lads.

Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1
Sunderland Stadium of Light
Scorer: Owen (56m)
Attendance: 48,355
Saturday April 13th 2002

Sunderland were unlucky not to get at least a point out of Liverpool this evening, as the Lads (with ten men, albeit for a few minutes at the end) lost to a breakaway goal.