2015–16 season | |||
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Joyous Black Cats celebrate a goal at home to Chelsea, May 2016
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Chairman | Ellis Short | ||
Manager | Dick Advocaat (until 4 October 2015) Sam Allardyce (from 9 October 2015) | ||
Stadium | Stadium of Light | ||
Premier League | 17th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Jermain Defoe (15) All: Jermain Defoe (18) | ||
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The 2015–16 seasonisSunderland'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.
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
13 | Jordan Pickford | ![]() |
GK | (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) | Academy | |
25 | Vito Mannone | ![]() |
GK | (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |
33 | Steve Harper | ![]() |
GK | (1975-03-14) 14 March 1975 (age 49) | Free Agent | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Billy Jones | ![]() |
RB | (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) | ![]() | |
3 | Patrick van Aanholt | ![]() |
LB | (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 33) | ![]() | |
5 | Wes Brown | ![]() |
CB | (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 44) | ![]() | |
15 | Younès Kaboul | ![]() |
CB | (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) | ![]() | |
16 | John O'Shea (captain) | ![]() |
CB | (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 (age 43) | ![]() | |
23 | Lamine Koné | ![]() |
CB | (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |
24 | DeAndre Yedlin | ![]() |
RB | (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 31) | ![]() | |
34 | Thomas Robson U21 | ![]() |
LB | (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 28) | ![]() | |
Midfielders | ||||||
6 | Lee Cattermole (vice-captain) | ![]() |
DM | (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 36) | ![]() | |
7 | Sebastian Larsson | ![]() |
CM | (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 39) | ![]() | |
8 | Jack Rodwell | ![]() |
CM | (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) | ![]() | |
17 | Jeremain Lens | ![]() |
LW | (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 36) | ![]() | |
20 | Ola Toivonen | ![]() |
AM | (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 38) | ![]() | |
21 | Yann M'Vila | ![]() |
DM | (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) | ![]() | |
22 | Wahbi Khazri | ![]() |
AM | (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33) | ![]() | |
27 | Jan Kirchhoff | ![]() |
DM | (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 33) | ![]() | |
37 | Rees Greenwood U21 | ![]() |
LW | (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28) | Academy | |
39 | George Honeyman U21 | ![]() |
AM | (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29) | Academy | |
41 | Duncan Watmore | ![]() |
RW | (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 (age 30) | ![]() | |
46 | Lynden Gooch U21 | ![]() |
AM | (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 28) | Academy | |
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Fabio Borini | ![]() |
ST | (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 33) | ![]() | |
10 | Dame N'Doye | ![]() |
ST | 21 February 1985 (age 30) | ![]() | |
18 | Jermain Defoe | ![]() |
ST | (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41) | ![]() |
No. | Pos | Player | Until | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Defender | ![]() |
June 2016 | [2] |
6 | Midfielder | ![]() |
June 2021 | [3] |
41 | Midfielder | ![]() |
June 2020 | [4] |
13 | Goalkeeper | ![]() |
June 2020 | [5] |
39 | Midfielder | ![]() |
June 2017 | [6] |
46 | Midfielder | ![]() |
June 2019 | [7] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Jul 2015 | CB | ![]() |
Sebastián Coates | ![]() |
£2,000,000 | [8] |
3 Jul 2015 | RB | ![]() |
Adam Matthews | ![]() |
£2,000,000 | [9] |
15 Jul 2015 | LW | ![]() |
Jeremain Lens | ![]() |
£8,000,000 | [10] |
16 Jul 2015 | CB | ![]() |
Younès Kaboul | ![]() |
£3,000,000 | [11] |
31 Aug 2015 | ST | ![]() |
Fabio Borini | ![]() |
£10,000,000 | [12] |
7 Jan 2016 | CB | ![]() |
Jan Kirchhoff | ![]() |
£750,000 | [13] |
22 Jan 2016 | GK | ![]() |
Steve Harper | Free Agent | Free | [14] |
27 Jan 2016 | CB | ![]() |
Lamine Koné | ![]() |
£5,000,000 | [15] |
30 Jan 2016 | AM | ![]() |
Wahbi Khazri | ![]() |
£9,000,000 | [16] |
9 Mar 2016 | RB | ![]() |
Emmanuel Eboué | Free Agent | Free | [17] |
Total Spending: £39,750,000
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 Aug 2015 | DM | ![]() |
Yann M'Vila | ![]() |
End of season | [18] |
28 Aug 2015 | AM | ![]() |
Ola Toivonen | ![]() |
End of season | [19] |
1 Sep 2015 | RB | ![]() |
DeAndre Yedlin | ![]() |
End of season | [20] |
14 Jan 2016 | ST | ![]() |
Dame N'Doye | ![]() |
End of season | [21] |
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 Jun 2015 | DM | ![]() |
El Hadji Ba | ![]() |
£500,000 | [22] |
30 Jun 2015 | RB | ![]() |
Anthony Réveillère | Free agent | Released | [23] |
3 Aug 2015 | ST | ![]() |
Connor Wickham | ![]() |
£9,000,000 | [24] |
19 Jan 2016 | GK | ![]() |
Costel Pantilimon | ![]() |
£6,000,000 | [25] |
11 Feb 2016 | RW | ![]() |
Adam Johnson | Free Agent | Sacked | [26] |
31 March 2016 | RB | ![]() |
Emmanuel Eboué | Free Agent | Released | [27] |
5 May 2016 | CB | ![]() |
Valentin Roberge | Free Agent | Released | [28] |
Total Received: £15,500,000
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 Jul 2015 | CB | ![]() |
Santiago Vergini | ![]() |
End of season | [29] |
31 Jul 2015 | GK | ![]() |
Jordan Pickford | ![]() |
31 Dec 2015 | [30] |
31 Aug 2015 | AM | ![]() |
Emanuele Giaccherini | ![]() |
End of season | [31] |
2 Oct 2015 | LW | ![]() |
Will Buckley | ![]() |
26 Nov 2015 | [32] |
15 Jan 2016 | ![]() |
End of season | [33] | |||
26 Nov 2015 | DM | ![]() |
Liam Bridcutt | ![]() |
End of season | [34][35] |
20 Jan 2016 | ST | ![]() |
Danny Graham | ![]() |
End of season | [36] |
21 Jan 2016 | AM | ![]() |
Lynden Gooch U21 | ![]() |
Mar 21 2016 | [37][38] |
27 Jan 2016 | RW | ![]() |
Charalampos Mavrias | ![]() |
End of season | [39] |
28 Jan 2016 | CB | ![]() |
Sebastián Coates | ![]() |
End of season | [40] |
31 Jan 2016 | CM | ![]() |
Jordi Gomez | ![]() |
End of season | [41] |
31 Jan 2016 | ST | ![]() |
Steven Fletcher | ![]() |
End of season | [42] |
7 Mar 2016 | RB | ![]() |
Adam Matthews | ![]() |
End of season | [43] |
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 ![]() Mitchell ![]() |
Report | Giaccherini ![]() Graham ![]() Wickham ![]() |
Stadium: Heritage Park |
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly | Sacramento Republic ![]() | 1–0 | Sunderland | Sacramento, United States |
20:00 PDT | Iwasa ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Bonney Field |
17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly | Pachuca ![]() | 3–1 | Sunderland | Sacramento, United States |
19:30 PDT | Nahuelpán ![]() Lozano ![]() |
Report | Rodwell ![]() |
Stadium: Bonney Field |
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly | Toronto ![]() | 1–2 | Sunderland | Toronto, Canada |
19:00 EDT | Osorio ![]() |
Report | Defoe ![]() |
Stadium: BMO Field |
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Sunderland | Doncaster |
19:45 BST | Evina ![]() Forrester ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly | Hannover 96 ![]() | 0–1 | Sunderland | Hanover, Germany |
17:00 CET (UTC+2) | Report | Lens ![]() |
Stadium: HDI-Arena |
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Premier League | — | — | 17th | 8 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
FA Cup | Third round | — | Third round | 9 January 2016 | 9 January 2016 |
League Cup | Second round | — | Third round | 25 August 2015 | 22 September 2015 |
Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions
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
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 EFL Championship |
19 | Norwich City (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 67 | −28 | 34 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
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 ![]() ![]() Mahrez ![]() Albrighton ![]() Schlupp ![]() |
Report | Rodwell ![]() Jones ![]() Defoe ![]() Fletcher ![]() Kaboul ![]() Coates ![]() |
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 ![]() Watmore ![]() |
Report | Bassong ![]() Martin ![]() Wthittaker ![]() Tettey ![]() Redmond ![]() |
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 ![]() Cattermole ![]() Coates ![]() Defoe ![]() van Aanholt ![]() |
Report | Gomis ![]() Ayew ![]() Sigurðsson ![]() |
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 ![]() Clark ![]() Gil ![]() |
Report | M'Vila ![]() Lens ![]() Pantilimon ![]() |
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 ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Vertonghen ![]() Mason ![]() |
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 ![]() Ritchie ![]() Gosling ![]() Murray ![]() |
Report | Coates ![]() Jones ![]() Kaboul ![]() ![]() Borini ![]() Toivonen ![]() |
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 ![]() Rooney ![]() Mata ![]() |
Report | Johnson ![]() Jones ![]() Cattermole ![]() |
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 ![]() Lens ![]() ![]() ![]() Cattermole ![]() Coates ![]() |
Report | Noble ![]() Reid ![]() Cresswell ![]() Jenkinson ![]() ![]() Payet ![]() |
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 ![]() Berahino ![]() Yacob ![]() |
Report | Pantilimon ![]() Borini ![]() |
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 ![]() Jones ![]() Fletcher ![]() |
Report | Tioté ![]() Coloccini ![]() Colback ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() Koné ![]() Stones ![]() Coates ![]() Lukaku ![]() Galloway ![]() |
Report | Defoe ![]() ![]() Fletcher ![]() Rodwell ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Mané ![]() Tadić ![]() Bertrand ![]() Pellè ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() M'Vila ![]() Defoe ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() Watmore ![]() |
Report | Adam ![]() Shawcross ![]() ![]() Pieters ![]() |
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 ![]() Koscielny ![]() Giroud ![]() Ramsey ![]() |
Report | Giroud ![]() Yedlin ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Ighalo ![]() |
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 ![]() Pedro ![]() Oscar ![]() Matić ![]() |
Report | Pantilimon ![]() Borini ![]() Rodwell ![]() O'Shea ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() Touré ![]() Bony ![]() De Bruyne ![]() |
Report | Jones ![]() Borini ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Benteke ![]() ![]() Can ![]() Moreno ![]() |
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 ![]() Richards ![]() Borini ![]() Defoe ![]() Cattermole ![]() |
Report | Hutton ![]() Gil ![]() ![]() Traoré ![]() Gestede ![]() |
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 ![]() Naughton ![]() Ayew ![]() |
Report | Defoe ![]() Fernández ![]() van Aanholt ![]() Mannone ![]() |
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 ![]() Dembélé ![]() Kane ![]() |
Report | van Aanholt ![]() Cattermole ![]() Johnson ![]() |
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 ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | Afobe ![]() Surman ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Agüero ![]() ![]() Otamendi ![]() Fernandinho ![]() Sagna ![]() |
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 ![]() Lallana ![]() Moreno ![]() |
Report | N'Doye ![]() Johnson ![]() Defoe ![]() |
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 ![]() Yedlin ![]() O'Shea ![]() de Gea ![]() |
Report | Martial ![]() Rooney ![]() Mata ![]() Carrick ![]() |
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 ![]() Byram ![]() |
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 ![]() N'Doye ![]() Borini ![]() |
Report | Dann ![]() Wickham ![]() |
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 ![]() Fonte ![]() van Dijk ![]() |
Report | Khazri ![]() Defoe ![]() |
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 ![]() Janmaat ![]() Shelvey ![]() Mitrovic ![]() ![]() |
Report | Defoe ![]() Mannone ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Gardner ![]() Evans ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Fuchs ![]() Vardy ![]() |
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 ![]() Olsson ![]() |
Report | Khazri ![]() Borini ![]() Defoe ![]() Cattermole ![]() Watmore ![]() |
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 ![]() Khazri ![]() |
Report | Bellerín ![]() Elneny ![]() Koscielny ![]() |
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 ![]() Adam ![]() Imbula ![]() |
Report | N'Doye ![]() Larsson ![]() Defoe ![]() |
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 ![]() Cattermole ![]() Borini ![]() Defoe ![]() ![]() Kaboul ![]() Larsson ![]() |
Report | Cahill ![]() Costa ![]() Matić ![]() Terry ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() Koné ![]() Cattermole ![]() |
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 ![]() Deeney ![]() Guedioura ![]() |
Report | Rodwell ![]() Lens ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,012 Referee: Kevin Friend |
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) Second round | Sunderland | 6–3 | Exeter City | Sunderland |
19:45 BST | Rodwell ![]() Defoe ![]() Watmore ![]() |
Report | Oyeleke ![]() Wheeler ![]() McCready ![]() |
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 ![]() Coates ![]() Toivonen ![]() |
Report | Agüero ![]() De Bruyne ![]() Mannone ![]() Sterling ![]() Demichelis ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 21,644 Referee: Roger East |
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round | Arsenal | 3–1 | Sunderland | London |
15:00 GMT | Campbell ![]() Ramsey ![]() Giroud ![]() Gabriel ![]() |
Report | Lens ![]() |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,349 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Billy Jones | 25 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Patrick van Aanholt | 36 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Wes Brown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Lee Cattermole | 34 | 0 | 27+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Sebastian Larsson | 19 | 0 | 6+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Jack Rodwell | 24 | 3 | 9+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Fabio Borini | 27 | 5 | 22+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Dame N'Doye | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Adam Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | ![]() |
Jordan Pickford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Younès Kaboul | 23 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | ![]() |
John O'Shea | 31 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Jeremain Lens | 22 | 4 | 14+6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | ![]() |
Jermain Defoe | 34 | 18 | 28+5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
20 | MF | ![]() |
Ola Toivonen | 14 | 1 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
21 | MF | ![]() |
Yann M'Vila | 40 | 1 | 36+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
22 | MF | ![]() |
Wahbi Khazri | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ![]() |
Lamine Koné | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() |
DeAndre Yedlin | 25 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
25 | GK | ![]() |
Vito Mannone | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
27 | DF | ![]() |
Jan Kirchhoff | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | DF | ![]() |
Valentin Roberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
34 | MF | ![]() |
Thomas Robson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | MF | ![]() |
Rees Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | MF | ![]() |
George Honeyman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
41 | FW | ![]() |
Duncan Watmore | 25 | 4 | 7+16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
46 | FW | ![]() |
Lynden Gooch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | ![]() |
Liam Bridcutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Jordi Gómez | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | FW | ![]() |
Danny Graham | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | ![]() |
Sebastián Coates | 19 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | ![]() |
Emanuele Giaccherini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | ![]() |
Steven Fletcher | 18 | 4 | 11+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
27 | DF | ![]() |
Santiago Vergini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | ![]() |
Charalampos Mavrias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | MF | ![]() |
Will Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players no longer with club: | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Costel Pantilimon | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Adam Johnson | 20 | 2 | 11+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rank | No. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | 18 | ![]() |
Jermain Defoe | 15 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
2 | 9 | ![]() |
Fabio Borini | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Patrick van Aanholt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
17 | ![]() |
Jeremain Lens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
26 | ![]() |
Steven Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
41 | ![]() |
Duncan Watmore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
Jack Rodwell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | 11 | ![]() |
Adam Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
22 | ![]() |
Wahbi Khazri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
23 | ![]() |
Lamine Koné | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | 2 | ![]() |
Billy Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() |
Dame N'Doye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | ![]() |
Ola Toivonen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
21 | ![]() |
Yann M'Vila | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
Total | 44 | 1 | 7 | 52 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total clean sheets are equal.
No. | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | TOTAL |
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25 | ![]() |
Vito Mannone | 20 | 20% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | ![]() |
Costel Pantilimon | 18 | 17% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
13 | ![]() |
Jordan Pickford | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 40 | 18% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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1 | GK | Costel Pantilimon | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | DF | Billy Jones | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
3 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
5 | DF | Wes Brown | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
6 | MF | Lee Cattermole | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
7 | MF | Sebastian Larsson | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
8 | MF | Jack Rodwell | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
9 | FW | Fabio Borini | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
10 | FW | Dame N'Doye | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
11 | MF | Adam Johnson | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
15 | DF | Younès Kaboul | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
16 | DF | John O'Shea | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
17 | MF | Jeremain Lens | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
18 | FW | Jermain Defoe | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
20 | MF | Ola Toivonen | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | MF | Yann M'Vila | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
22 | DF | Sebastián Coates | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
22 | MF | Wahbi Khazri | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
24 | DF | DeAndre Yedlin | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
25 | GK | Vito Mannone | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Total | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
Games played | 40 (37Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
Games won | 10 (9Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
Games drawn | 11 (11Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
Games lost | 19 (17Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
Goals scored | 54 (46Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) |
Goals conceded | 70 (60Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) |
Goal difference | -16 (-14 Premier League, -2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
Clean sheets | 7 (7Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
Yellow cards | 52 (50Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
Red cards | 2 (2Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
Worst discipline | Billy Jones (8![]() ![]() |
Best result | 3–0 v. Newcastle United (H), 3–0 v. Everton (H) |
Worst result | 2–6 v. Everton (A) |
Most appearances | Yann M'Vila (37) |
Top scorer | Jermain Defoe (18) |
Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
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Arsenal | 0–0 | 3–1 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 3–1 | 2–2 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | 1–1 | 2–0 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 3–2 | 3–1 | ![]() |
Crystal Palace | 2–2 | 0–1 | ![]() |
Everton | 3–0 | 6–2 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 0–2 | 4–2 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 0–1 | 2–2 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 0–1 | 4–1 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 2–1 | 3–0 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 3–0 | 1-1 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 1–3 | 0–3 | ![]() |
Southampton | 0–1 | 1–1 | ![]() |
Stoke City | 2–0 | 1–1 | ![]() |
Swansea City | 1–1 | 2–4 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | 4–1 | ![]() |
Watford | 0–1 | 2–2 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | 1–0 | ![]() |
West Ham United | 2–2 | 0–1 | ![]() |