2015–16 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2015–16 season is Sunderland's 137th season in existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the Premier League.[1] Along with competing in the Premier League, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. On May 11 2016, Sunderland confirmed a tenth consecutive Premier League season with a 3–0 victory over Everton at the Stadium of Light. Simultaneously, the result confirmed the relegation of arch-rivals Newcastle.

Sunderland
2015–16 season
Joyous Black Cats celebrate a goal at home to Chelsea, May 2016
ChairmanEllis Short
ManagerDick Advocaat
(until 4 October 2015)
Sam Allardyce
(from 9 October 2015)
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League17th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jermain Defoe (15)
All: Jermain Defoe (18)

Squad

First Team Squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
13 Jordan Pickford England GK (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 Academy
25 Vito Mannone Italy GK (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 England Arsenal
33 Steve Harper England GK (1975-03-14) 14 March 1975 Free Agent
Defenders
2 Billy Jones England RB (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 England West Bromwich Albion
3 Patrick van Aanholt Netherlands LB (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 England Chelsea
5 Wes Brown England CB (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 England Manchester United
15 Younès Kaboul France CB (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 England Tottenham Hotspur
16 John O'Shea (captain) Republic of Ireland CB (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 England Manchester United
23 Lamine Koné Ivory Coast CB (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 France Lorient
24 DeAndre Yedlin United States RB (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 England Tottenham Hotspur (on loan)
34 Thomas Robson U21 England LB (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 England Darlington
Midfielders
6 Lee Cattermole (vice-captain) England DM (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 England Wigan Athletic
7 Sebastian Larsson Sweden CM (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 England Birmingham City
8 Jack Rodwell England CM (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 England Manchester City
17 Jeremain Lens Netherlands LW (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
20 Ola Toivonen Sweden AM (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 France Rennes (on loan)
21 Yann M'Vila France DM (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 Russia Rubin Kazan (on loan)
22 Wahbi Khazri Tunisia AM (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 France Bordeaux
27 Jan Kirchhoff Germany DM (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 Germany Bayern Munich
37 Rees Greenwood U21 England LW (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 Academy
39 George Honeyman U21 England AM (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 Academy
41 Duncan Watmore England RW (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 England Altrincham
46 Lynden Gooch U21 United States AM (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 Academy
Forwards
9 Fabio Borini Italy ST (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 England Liverpool
10 Dame N'Doye Senegal ST 21 February 1985 (age 30) Turkey Trabzonspor (on loan)
18 Jermain Defoe England ST (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 Canada Toronto
  • U21 = Under-21 player

New contracts

No. Pos Player Until Source
5 Defender England Wes Brown June 2016 [2]
6 Midfielder England Lee Cattermole June 2021 [3]
41 Midfielder England Duncan Watmore June 2020 [4]
13 Goalkeeper England Jordan Pickford June 2020 [5]
39 Midfielder England George Honeyman June 2017 [6]
46 Midfielder United States Lynden Gooch June 2019 [7]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

First Team
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 Jul 2015 CB Uruguay Sebastián Coates England Liverpool £2,000,000 [8]
3 Jul 2015 RB Wales Adam Matthews Scotland Celtic £2,000,000 [9]
15 Jul 2015 LW Netherlands Jeremain Lens Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv £8,000,000 [10]
16 Jul 2015 CB France Younès Kaboul England Tottenham Hotspur £3,000,000 [11]
31 Aug 2015 ST Italy Fabio Borini England Liverpool £10,000,000 [12]
7 Jan 2016 CB Germany Jan Kirchhoff Germany Bayern Munich £750,000 [13]
22 Jan 2016 GK England Steve Harper Free Agent Free [14]
27 Jan 2016 CB Ivory Coast Lamine Koné France Lorient £5,000,000 [15]
30 Jan 2016 AM Tunisia Wahbi Khazri France Bordeaux £9,000,000 [16]
9 Mar 2016 RB Ivory Coast Emmanuel Eboué Free Agent Free [17]

Total Spending: Decrease £39,750,000

Loans in

First Team
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
6 Aug 2015 DM France Yann M'Vila Russia Rubin Kazan End of season [18]
28 Aug 2015 AM Sweden Ola Toivonen France Rennes End of season [19]
1 Sep 2015 RB United States DeAndre Yedlin England Tottenham Hotspur End of season [20]
14 Jan 2016 ST Senegal Dame N'Doye Turkey Trabzonspor End of season [21]

Transfers out

First Team
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
29 Jun 2015 DM France El Hadji Ba England Charlton Athletic £500,000 [22]
30 Jun 2015 RB France Anthony Réveillère Free agent Released [23]
3 Aug 2015 ST England Connor Wickham England Crystal Palace £9,000,000 [24]
19 Jan 2016 GK Romania Costel Pantilimon England Watford £6,000,000 [25]
11 Feb 2016 RW England Adam Johnson Free Agent Sacked [26]
31 March 2016 RB Ivory Coast Emmanuel Eboué Free Agent Released [27]
5 May 2016 CB France Valentin Roberge Free Agent Released [28]

Total Received: Increase £15,500,000

Loans out

First Team
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
16 Jul 2015CBArgentinaSantiago VerginiSpain GetafeEnd of season[29]
31 Jul 2015GKEnglandJordan PickfordEngland Preston North End31 Dec 2015[30]
31 Aug 2015AMItalyEmanuele GiaccheriniItaly BolognaEnd of season[31]
2 Oct 2015LWEnglandWill BuckleyEngland Leeds United26 Nov 2015[32]
15 Jan 2016England Birmingham CityEnd of season[33]
26 Nov 2015DMScotlandLiam BridcuttEngland Leeds UnitedEnd of season[34][35]
20 Jan 2016STEnglandDanny GrahamEngland Blackburn RoversEnd of season[36]
21 Jan 2016AMUnited StatesLynden Gooch U21England Doncaster RoversMar 21 2016[37][38]
27 Jan 2016RWGreeceCharalampos MavriasGermany Fortuna DüsseldorfEnd of season[39]
28 Jan 2016CBUruguaySebastián CoatesPortugal Sporting CPEnd of season[40]
31 Jan 2016CMSpainJordi GomezEngland Blackburn RoversEnd of season[41]
31 Jan 2016STScotlandSteven FletcherFrance MarseilleEnd of season[42]
7 Mar 2016RBWalesAdam MatthewsEngland Bristol CityEnd of season[43]

Pre-season friendlies

On 26 May 2015, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendly against Darlington 1883[44] and Doncaster Rovers.[45] On 5 June 2015, a tour of the United States and Canada was announced.[46] On 23 June 2015, an exhibition match against Hannover 96 was announced to be played in Germany.[47]

9 July 2015 (2015-07-09) Friendly Darlington 1883 2–4 Sunderland Bishop Auckland
19:45 BST Thompson 8'
Mitchell 18'
Report Giaccherini 23', 70'
Graham 53'
Wickham 62'
Stadium: Heritage Park
17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly Pachuca Mexico 3–1 Sunderland Sacramento, United States
19:30 PDT Nahuelpán 16', 25'
Lozano 67'
Report Rodwell 4' Stadium: Bonney Field
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Toronto Canada 1–2 Sunderland Toronto, Canada
19:00 EDT Osorio 46' Report Defoe 65', 69' Stadium: BMO Field
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Hannover 96 Germany 0–1 Sunderland Hanover, Germany
17:00 CET (UTC+2) Report Lens 75' Stadium: HDI-Arena

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Premier League 17th 8 August 201515 May 2016
FA Cup Third round Third round 9 January 20169 January 2016
League Cup Second round Third round 25 August 201522 September 2015

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 9 12 17 48 62 −14 023.68
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
League Cup 2 1 0 1 7 7 +0 050.00
Total 41 10 12 19 56 72 −16 024.39

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Crystal Palace 38 11 9 18 39 51 12 42
16 Bournemouth 38 11 9 18 45 67 22 42
17 Sunderland 38 9 12 17 48 62 14 39
18 Newcastle United (R) 38 9 10 19 44 65 21 37 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Norwich City (R) 38 9 7 22 39 67 28 34
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[48]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 9 12 17 48 62  −14 39 6 6 7 23 20  +3 3 6 10 25 42  −17

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultLLDDLLLDLWLLWWLLLLLWWLDLDWLDDDDLWDDWWD
Position1920202019202019201819191817191919191919181919191919191717181818181718171717
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[49]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Leicester City 4–2 Sunderland Leicester
15:00 BST Vardy 11' Yellow card 49'
Mahrez 18', 25' (pen.)
Albrighton 66'
Schlupp Yellow card 90+1'
Report Rodwell Yellow card 17'
Jones Yellow card 42'
Defoe 60'
Fletcher 71'
Kaboul Yellow card 73'
Coates Yellow card 85'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,242
Referee: Lee Mason
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Sunderland 1–3 Norwich City Sunderland
15:00 BST Lens Yellow card 9'
Watmore 88'
Report Bassong Yellow card 7'
Martin 26'
Wthittaker 37'
Tettey Yellow card 48'
Redmond 57'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,379
Referee: Kevin Friend
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3 Sunderland 1–1 Swansea City Sunderland
15:00 BST Lens Yellow card 18'
Cattermole Yellow card 21'
Coates Yellow card 47'
Defoe 62'
van Aanholt Yellow card 82'
Report Gomis 45+3'
Ayew Yellow card 54'
Sigurðsson Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,198
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Sunderland Birmingham
15:00 BST Sinclair 11' (pen.), 41'
Clark Yellow card 37'
Gil Yellow card 79'
Report M'Vila 8'
Lens 52'
Pantilimon Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,399
Referee: Robert Madley
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 5 Sunderland 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
13:30 BST Borini Yellow card 21'
Jones Yellow card 42'
Report Vertonghen Yellow card 16'
Mason 82'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,303
Referee: Craig Pawson
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 6 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Sunderland Bournemouth
15:00 BST Wilson 4'
Ritchie 9'
Gosling Yellow card 80'
Murray Yellow card 90+5'
Report Coates Yellow card 15'
Jones Yellow card 24'
Kaboul Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 74'
Borini Yellow card 63'
Toivonen Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,271
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 7 Manchester United 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
15:00 BST Depay 45+4'
Rooney 46'
Mata 90'
Report Johnson Yellow card 38'
Jones Yellow card 50'
Cattermole Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,328
Referee: Mike Jones
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8 Sunderland 2–2 West Ham United Sunderland
15:00 BST Fletcher 10'
Lens 22' Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 56'
Cattermole Yellow card 43'
Coates Yellow card 74'
Report Noble Yellow card 2'
Reid Yellow card 24'
Cresswell Yellow card 36'
Jenkinson 45+1' Yellow card 72'
Payet 60'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,932
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 BST Dawson Yellow card 9'
Berahino 54'
Yacob Yellow card 56'
Report Pantilimon Yellow card 55'
Borini Yellow card 84'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,225
Referee: Martin Atkinson
25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) 10 Sunderland 3–0 Newcastle United Sunderland
13:00 GMT Johnson 45+3' (pen.)
Jones 65'
Fletcher 86'
Report Tioté Yellow card 14'
Coloccini Red card 45+1'
Colback Yellow card 45+3'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,653
Referee: Robert Madley
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) 11 Everton 6–2 Sunderland Liverpool
13:30 GMT Deulofeu 19' Yellow card 54'
Koné 31', 62', 76'
Stones Yellow card 53'
Coates 55' (o.g.)
Lukaku 60'
Galloway Yellow card 90+1'
Report Defoe Yellow card 18' 45+4'
Fletcher 50'
Rodwell Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,617
Referee: Andre Marriner
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 Sunderland 0–1 Southampton Sunderland
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 44' Report Mané Yellow card 12'
Tadić 69' (pen.)
Bertrand Yellow card 75'
Pellè Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,781
Referee: Mike Jones
23 November 2015 (2015-11-23) 13 Crystal Palace 0–1 Sunderland London
20:00 GMT Dann Yellow card 66' Report Jones Yellow card 53'
M'Vila Yellow card 67'
Defoe Yellow card 57' 80'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,361
Referee: Martin Atkinson
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 14 Sunderland 2–0 Stoke City Sunderland
15:00 GMT van Aanholt 82'
Watmore 84'
Report Adam Yellow card 33'
Shawcross Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 47'
Pieters Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,516
Referee: Mike Dean
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 Arsenal 3–1 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Campbell 33'
Koscielny Yellow card 44'
Giroud 63'
Ramsey 90+3'
Report Giroud 45' (o.g.)
Yedlin Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,937
Referee: Robert Madley
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 Sunderland 0–1 Watford Sunderland
15:00 GMT Rodwell Yellow card 60' Report Ighalo 4' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,989
Referee: Graham Scott
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Ivanović 5'
Pedro 13'
Oscar 50' (pen.)
Matić Yellow card 88'
Report Pantilimon Yellow card 48'
Borini 53'
Rodwell Yellow card 62'
O'Shea Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,562
Referee: Roger East
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18 Manchester City 4–1 Sunderland Manchester
15:00 GMT Sterling Yellow card 4', 12'
Touré 17'
Bony 22'
De Bruyne 54'
Report Jones Yellow card 36'
Borini 59'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,523
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) 19 Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool Sunderland
19:45 GMT Lens Yellow card 86' Report Benteke Yellow card 19' 46'
Can Yellow card 58'
Moreno Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,765
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 20 Sunderland 3–1 Aston Villa Sunderland
15:00 GMT Brown Yellow card 26'
Richards 30' (o.g.)
Borini Yellow card 33'
Defoe 72', 90+2'
Cattermole Yellow card 90+5'
Report Hutton Yellow card 43'
Gil 63' Yellow card 87'
Traoré Yellow card 69'
Gestede Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,535
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21 Swansea City 2–4 Sunderland Swansea
19:45 GMT Sigurðsson 21' (pen.)
Naughton Red card 37'
Ayew 40'
Report Defoe 3', 61', 85'
Fernández 49' (o.g.)
van Aanholt Yellow card 79'
Mannone Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Graham Scott
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 22 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Sunderland London
12:45 GMT Eriksen 42', 67'
Dembélé 60'
Kane 79' (pen.)
Report van Aanholt 40'
Cattermole Yellow card 46'
Johnson Yellow card 55'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,854
Referee: Mike Dean
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23 Sunderland 1–1 AFC Bournemouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT van Aanholt 45+1'
Jones Yellow card 89'
Report Afobe 13'
Surman Yellow card 18'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,367
Referee: Roger East
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24 Sunderland 0–1 Manchester City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Jones Yellow card 59' Report Agüero 16', Yellow card 90+1'
Otamendi Yellow card 80'
Fernandinho Yellow card 90+4'
Sagna Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,852
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25 Liverpool 2–2 Sunderland Liverpool
19:45 GMT Firmino 59'
Lallana 70'
Moreno Yellow card 81'
Report N'Doye Yellow card 39'
Johnson 82'
Defoe 89'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,179
Referee: Robert Madley
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 26 Sunderland 2–1 Manchester United Sunderland
12:45 GMT Khazri 3'
Yedlin Yellow card 38'
O'Shea Yellow card 45+1'
de Gea 82' (o.g.)
Report Martial 39'
Rooney Yellow card 46'
Mata Yellow card 58'
Carrick Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,687
Referee: Andre Marriner
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 27 West Ham United 1–0 Sunderland London
12:45 GMT Antonio 30'
Byram Yellow card 71'
Report Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,946
Referee: Mike Dean
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 28 Sunderland 2–2 Crystal Palace Sunderland
19:45 GMT Rodwell Yellow card 16'
N'Doye 36'
Borini 90'
Report Dann Yellow card 45+1'
Wickham 61', 67'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,795
Referee: Anthony Taylor
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 29 Southampton 1–1 Sunderland Southampton
15:00 GMT Bertrand Yellow card 8'
Fonte Red card 79'
van Dijk 90+3'
Report Khazri Yellow card 11'
Defoe 85'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,458
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
20 March 2016 (2016-03-20) 30 Newcastle United 1–1 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
14:30 GMT Colback Yellow card 18'
Janmaat Yellow card 36'
Shelvey Yellow card 52'
Mitrovic 83' Yellow card 84'
Report Defoe 44'
Mannone Yellow card 90'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,311
Referee: Martin Atkinson
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 31 Sunderland 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
15:00 BST Kaboul Yellow card 18' Report Gardner Yellow card 47'
Evans Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,144
Referee: Roger East
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 32 Sunderland 0–2 Leicester City Sunderland
13:30 BST Borini Yellow card 21' Report Fuchs Yellow card 30'
Vardy 66', 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,531
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 33 Norwich City 0–3 Sunderland Norwich
12:45 BST Wisdom Yellow card 40'
Olsson Yellow card 59'
Report Khazri Yellow card 32'
Borini 41' (pen.)
Defoe 53'
Cattermole Yellow card 58'
Watmore 90+1'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 27,117
Referee: Andre Marriner
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 34 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Sunderland
14:05 BST Borini Yellow card 58'
Khazri Yellow card 90+3'
Report Bellerín Yellow card 49'
Elneny Yellow card 76'
Koscielny Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,420
Referee: Mike Dean
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 35 Stoke City 1–1 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Arnautović 50'
Adam Yellow card 75'
Imbula Yellow card 83'
Report N'Doye Yellow card 79'
Larsson Yellow card 90'
Defoe 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,667
Referee: Craig Pawson
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 36 Sunderland 3–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Khazri 41'
Cattermole Yellow card 52'
Borini 67'
Defoe 70' Yellow card 70'
Kaboul Yellow card 87'
Larsson Yellow card 88'
Report Cahill Yellow card 1'
Costa 14'
Matić 45+3'
Terry Yellow card 87' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,050
Referee: Mike Jones
11 May 2016 (2016-05-11) 37 Sunderland 3–0 Everton Sunderland
19:45 BST van Aanholt 38'
Koné 42', 55'
Cattermole Yellow card 67'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,454
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 Watford 2–2 Sunderland Watford
15:00 BST Prödl 48'
Deeney 61' (pen.)
Guedioura Yellow card 80'
Report Rodwell 39'
Lens 51'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,012
Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Cup

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round Sunderland 6–3 Exeter City Sunderland
19:45 BST Rodwell 12', 64'
Defoe 16', 39', 87'
Watmore 78'
Report Oyeleke 19'
Wheeler 31'
McCready 43'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 14,360
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round Sunderland 1–4 Manchester City Sunderland
19:45 BST Rodwell Yellow card 15'
Coates Yellow card 45+1'
Toivonen 83'
Report Agüero 9' (pen.)
De Bruyne 25'
Mannone 33' (o.g.)
Sterling 36'
Demichelis Yellow card 57'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 21,644
Referee: Roger East

FA Cup

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round Arsenal 3–1 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Campbell 25'
Ramsey 72'
Giroud 75'
Gabriel Yellow card 90+3'
Report Lens 17' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,349
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 15 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF England ENG Billy Jones 25123+110+1000
3 DF Netherlands NED Patrick van Aanholt 3643341020
5 DF England ENG Wes Brown 60600000
6 MF England ENG Lee Cattermole 34027+40101+10
7 MF Sweden SWE Sebastian Larsson 1906+1200010
8 MF England ENG Jack Rodwell 2439+1310022
9 FW Italy ITA Fabio Borini 27522+450010
10 FW Senegal SEN Dame N'Doye 1115+610000
12 DF Wales WAL Adam Matthews 200+100010
13 GK England ENG Jordan Pickford 30201000
15 DF France FRA Younès Kaboul 23022+100000
16 DF Ireland EIR John O'Shea 31023+501020
17 MF Netherlands NED Jeremain Lens 22414+631110
18 FW England ENG Jermain Defoe 341828+5150013
20 MF Sweden SWE Ola Toivonen 1419+301011
21 MF France FRA Yann M'Vila 40136+110+1020
22 MF Tunisia TUN Wahbi Khazri 14213+120000
23 DF Ivory Coast CIV Lamine Koné 1521520000
24 DF United States USA DeAndre Yedlin 25021+201010
25 GK Italy ITA Vito Mannone 2001900010
27 DF Germany GER Jan Kirchhoff 15014+100000
29 DF France FRA Valentin Roberge 00000000
34 MF England ENG Thomas Robson 10100000
37 MF England ENG Rees Greenwood 10100000
39 MF England ENG George Honeyman 100+100000
41 FW England ENG Duncan Watmore 2547+163100+11
46 FW United States USA Lynden Gooch 1000000+10
Players out on loan:
4 MF Scotland SCO Liam Bridcutt 00000000
14 MF Spain ESP Jordi Gómez 605+100000
19 FW England ENG Danny Graham 1204+601010
22 DF Uruguay URU Sebastián Coates 19014+201020
23 MF Italy ITA Emanuele Giaccherini 00000000
26 FW Scotland SCO Steven Fletcher 18411+54100+10
27 DF Argentina ARG Santiago Vergini 00000000
28 MF Greece GRE Charalampos Mavrias 10000+1000
30 MF England ENG Will Buckley 00000000
Players no longer with club:
1 GK Romania ROU Costel Pantilimon 1801700010
11 MF England ENG Adam Johnson 20211+820010

Goalscorers

As of 15 May 2016
Jermain Defoe top-scored with eighteen goals.
Rank No. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 18EnglandJermain Defoe150318
2 9ItalyFabio Borini5005
3 3NetherlandsPatrick van Aanholt4004
17NetherlandsJeremain Lens3104
26ScotlandSteven Fletcher4004
41EnglandDuncan Watmore3014
7 8EnglandJack Rodwell1023
8 11EnglandAdam Johnson2002
22TunisiaWahbi Khazri2002
23Ivory CoastLamine Koné2002
11 2EnglandBilly Jones1001
10SenegalDame N'Doye1001
20SwedenOla Toivonen0011
21FranceYann M'Vila1001
Own Goals4004
Total441752

Clean Sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.

Correct as of match played on 11 May 2016
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % Premier League FA Cup League Cup TOTAL
25ItalyVito Mannone 20 20%4004
1RomaniaCostel Pantilimon 18 17%3003
13EnglandJordan Pickford 2 0%0000
Totals 40 18%7007

Disciplinary record

As of 11 May 2016
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed cardYellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1GKCostel Pantilimon3 3
2DFBilly Jones8 8
3DFPatrick van Aanholt2 2
5DFWes Brown1 1
6MFLee Cattermole8 8
7MFSebastian Larsson2 2
8MFJack Rodwell5 1 6
9FWFabio Borini6 6
10FWDame N'Doye2 2
11MFAdam Johnson3 3
15DFYounès Kaboul31 31
16DFJohn O'Shea2 2
17MFJeremain Lens31 31
18FWJermain Defoe2 2
20MFOla Toivonen1 1
20MFYann M'Vila1 1
22DFSebastián Coates4 1 5
22MFWahbi Khazri3 3
24DFDeAndre Yedlin2 2
25GKVito Mannone2 2
Total63200002006520

Overall summary

Summary

Yann M'Vila (left) made 37 appearances for Sunderland, more than anyone else.
Games played40 (37 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won10 (9 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn11 (11 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost19 (17 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored54 (46 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Goals conceded70 (60 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup)
Goal difference-16 (-14 Premier League, -2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Clean sheets7 (7 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards52 (50 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Red cards2 (2 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst disciplineBilly Jones (8 Yellow card, 0 Red card)
Best result3–0 v. Newcastle United (H), 3–0 v. Everton (H)
Worst result2–6 v. Everton (A)
Most appearancesYann M'Vila (37)
Top scorerJermain Defoe (18)

Score overview

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Arsenal 0–0 3–1 No
Aston Villa 3–1 2–2 No
Bournemouth 1–1 2–0 No
Chelsea 3–2 3–1 No
Crystal Palace 2–2 0–1 No
Everton 3–0 6–2 No
Leicester City 0–2 4–2 No
Liverpool 0–1 2–2 No
Manchester City 0–1 4–1 No
Manchester United 2–1 3–0 No
Newcastle United 3–0 1-1 No
Norwich City 1–3 0–3 No
Southampton 0–1 1–1 No
Stoke City 2–0 1–1 No
Swansea City 1–1 2–4 No
Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 4–1 No
Watford 0–1 2–2 No
West Bromwich Albion 0–0 1–0 No
West Ham United 2–2 0–1 No

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