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Sunderland’s incredible attendance in Sunday’s 3-0 victory over Scunthorpe United was one of the highest in the whole of Europe.

A total of 29,876 were at the Stadium of Light for the League One game, which saw Jack Ross’ side record their second consecutive home league win.

And that figure dwarves most top-flight attendances throughout Europe on the day, with only the very top sides attracting bigger crowds.

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In England, only Manchester City’s 6-1 win over Huddersfield (54,021) was significantly better than the Stadium of Light crowd, with Brighton’s 3-2 victory against Manchester United watched by 30,592, fractionally more than at Wearside.

But the gates at Burnley vs Watford (18,822) and the Championship clash between Brentford and Sheffield Wednesday (10,134) are way below the crowd at Sunderland.

Looking at the weekend as a whole, only the 33,699 at Leeds United’s win over Rotherham was higher than Sunderland in the entire Championship fixture list, with the Black Cats attracting bigger gates than the likes of West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United.

Sunderland’s attendance was way above any French Ligue 1 match on both Saturday and Sunday, all of Spain’s La Liga apart from footballing giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, and every single DFB Pokal (German Cup) match.

The Dutch Eredivisie saw only Feyenoord beat the Black Cats’ total, with just Sporting’s 2-1 win over Vitoria Setubal seeing a bigger gate in Portugal.

Of the five opening-day Serie A games, only one crowd was bigger than at Sunderland, with Lazio’s attendance of 38,764 for their 2-1 defeat by Napoli comfortably the biggest crowd of the day.

And with Ross getting his new-look squad firing on all cylinders, it’s a safe bet to presume the gate at the Stadium of Light swelling even further as the season progresses.

Top 10 attendances in Europe on Sunday, August 19