After scoring 38 goals in winning 11 successive Premier League games, Liverpool have emerged as clear favourites to win the title with just three fixtures remaining. Yet their current five point lead in the league table owes as much to the current exploits of basement team Sunderland as to their own impressive recent form. Condemned by many experts as certainties for relegation, the Black Cats have responded with a draw at Manchester City and then a shock weekend victory at Chelsea to serious dent those team's hopes of challenging Liverpool for the league crown.