Sunderland are currently bottom of the table but won their first game of the season on Saturday.
Former Premier League manager Harry Redknapp has told BT Sport that it would take a miracle for Sunderland to stay up this season.
The Black Cats have endured a disastrous start to the campaign, going without a win in their first ten games of the season.
Their form took a turn for the better on Saturday afternoon, though, as they secured a much-needed 2-1 win away at Bournemouth.
The result saw them move on to five points for the season and five points from safety, a gap that had previously been eight points.
Sunderland still have a lot of work to do to avoid relegation this season and Redknapp says it would take a miracle for it to happen, despite them picking up their first win.
“David [Moyes] needs a miracle to keep this team up even though they won yesterday,” he told BT Sport.
“They’re not capable, if they stay up this year it will be the biggest miracle ever.”
It will certainly still take some work by David Moyes and Sunderland to avoid relegation after this start.
Their first game after the international break will likely be the match that determines if the win over Bournemouth was a turning point for them.
They take on Hull City at home, with the Tigers just two places ahead of the Black Cats in the table at present.
A win would signify that things have changed but anything less and it will leave Sunderland fans more worried than they already are.
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