2015–16_Sunderland_A.F.C._season
2015–16 Sunderland A.F.C. season
Sunderland 2015–16 football 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.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2015–16 season | |||
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Joyous Black Cats celebrate a goal at home to Chelsea, May 2016 | |||
| 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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First Team Squad
More information Squad No., Name ...
| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Arsenal | |
| 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) | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |  |
LB | (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 33) | Chelsea | |
| 5 | Wes Brown | |
CB | (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 (age 44) | Manchester United | |
| 15 | Younès Kaboul |  |
CB | (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38) | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 16 | John O'Shea (captain) |  |
CB | (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 (age 42) | Manchester United | |
| 23 | Lamine Koné |  |
CB | (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) | Lorient | |
| 24 | DeAndre Yedlin |  |
RB | (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 30) | Tottenham Hotspur (on loan) | |
| 34 | Thomas Robson U21 | |
LB | (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 (age 28) | Darlington | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Lee Cattermole (vice-captain) | |
DM | (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 36) | Wigan Athletic | |
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson |  |
CM | (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 38) | Birmingham City | |
| 8 | Jack Rodwell | |
CM | (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) | Manchester City | |
| 17 | Jeremain Lens | |
LW | (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 36) |  Dynamo Kyiv | |
| 20 | Ola Toivonen | |
AM | (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 37) | Rennes (on loan) | |
| 21 | Yann M'Vila | |
DM | (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 33) |  Rubin Kazan (on loan) | |
| 22 | Wahbi Khazri |  |
AM | (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33) | Bordeaux | |
| 27 | Jan Kirchhoff |  |
DM | (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 (age 33) | Bayern Munich | |
| 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) | Altrincham | |
| 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) | Liverpool | |
| 10 | Dame N'Doye |  |
ST | 21 February 1985 (age 30) |  Trabzonspor (on loan) | |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe | |
ST | (1982-10-07) 7 October 1982 (age 41) |  Toronto | |
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- U21 = Under-21 player
New contracts
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Player | Until | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Defender | Wes Brown |
June 2016 | [2] |
| 6 | Midfielder | Lee Cattermole |
June 2021 | [3] |
| 41 | Midfielder | Duncan Watmore |
June 2020 | [4] |
| 13 | Goalkeeper | Jordan Pickford |
June 2020 | [5] |
| 39 | Midfielder | George Honeyman |
June 2017 | [6] |
| 46 | Midfielder | Lynden Gooch |
June 2019 | [7] |
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Transfers in
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2015 | CB |  |
Sebastián Coates | Liverpool |
£2,000,000 | [8] |
| 3 Jul 2015 | RB |  |
Adam Matthews |  Celtic |
£2,000,000 | [9] |
| 15 Jul 2015 | LW | |
Jeremain Lens | Dynamo Kyiv |
£8,000,000 | [10] |
| 16 Jul 2015 | CB | |
Younès Kaboul | Tottenham Hotspur |
£3,000,000 | [11] |
| 31 Aug 2015 | ST | |
Fabio Borini | Liverpool |
£10,000,000 | [12] |
| 7 Jan 2016 | CB | |
Jan Kirchhoff | Bayern Munich |
£750,000 | [13] |
| 22 Jan 2016 | GK | |
Steve Harper | Free Agent | Free | [14] |
| 27 Jan 2016 | CB | |
Lamine Koné | Lorient |
£5,000,000 | [15] |
| 30 Jan 2016 | AM | |
Wahbi Khazri | Bordeaux |
£9,000,000 | [16] |
| 9 Mar 2016 | RB | |
Emmanuel Eboué | Free Agent | Free | [17] |
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Total Spending: 
£39,750,000
Loans in
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2015 | DM | |
Yann M'Vila | Rubin Kazan |
End of season | [18] |
| 28 Aug 2015 | AM | |
Ola Toivonen | Rennes |
End of season | [19] |
| 1 Sep 2015 | RB | |
DeAndre Yedlin | Tottenham Hotspur |
End of season | [20] |
| 14 Jan 2016 | ST | |
Dame N'Doye | Trabzonspor |
End of season | [21] |
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Transfers out
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2015 | DM | |
El Hadji Ba | Charlton Athletic |
£500,000 | [22] |
| 30 Jun 2015 | RB | |
Anthony Réveillère | Free agent | Released | [23] |
| 3 Aug 2015 | ST | |
Connor Wickham | Crystal Palace |
£9,000,000 | [24] |
| 19 Jan 2016 | GK |  |
Costel Pantilimon | Watford |
£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] |
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Total Received: 
£15,500,000
Loans out
More information Date from, Position ...
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2015 | CB |  | Santiago Vergini |  Getafe | End of season | [29] |
| 31 Jul 2015 | GK | | Jordan Pickford | Preston North End | 31 Dec 2015 | [30] |
| 31 Aug 2015 | AM | | Emanuele Giaccherini | Bologna | End of season | [31] |
| 2 Oct 2015 | LW | | Will Buckley | Leeds United | 26 Nov 2015 | [32] |
| 15 Jan 2016 | Birmingham City | End of season | [33] | |||
| 26 Nov 2015 | DM | | Liam Bridcutt | Leeds United | End of season | [34][35] |
| 20 Jan 2016 | ST | | Danny Graham | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | [36] |
| 21 Jan 2016 | AM | | Lynden Gooch U21 | Doncaster Rovers | Mar 21 2016 | [37][38] |
| 27 Jan 2016 | RW |  | Charalampos Mavrias | Fortuna Düsseldorf | End of season | [39] |
| 28 Jan 2016 | CB | | Sebastián Coates |  Sporting CP | End of season | [40] |
| 31 Jan 2016 | CM | | Jordi Gomez | Blackburn Rovers | End of season | [41] |
| 31 Jan 2016 | ST | | Steven Fletcher | Marseille | End of season | [42] |
| 7 Mar 2016 | RB | | Adam Matthews | Bristol City | End of season | [43] |
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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]
Darlington 1883 v Sunderland
| 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 |
Sacramento Republic 
v Sunderland
v Sunderland
| 14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly | Sacramento Republic | 1–0 | Sunderland | Sacramento, United States |
| 20:00 PDT | Iwasa 58' |
Report | Stadium: Bonney Field |
Pachuca 
v Sunderland
v Sunderland
| 17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly | Pachuca | 3–1 | Sunderland | Sacramento, United States |
| 19:30 PDT | Nahuelpán 16', 25' Lozano 67' |
Report | Rodwell 4' |
Stadium: Bonney Field |
Toronto 
v Sunderland
v Sunderland
| 22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly | Toronto | 1–2 | Sunderland | Toronto, Canada |
| 19:00 EDT | Osorio 46' |
Report | Defoe 65', 69' |
Stadium: BMO Field |
Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland
| 29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly | Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | Sunderland | Doncaster |
| 19:45 BST | Evina 15' Forrester 61' |
Report | Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium |
Hannover 96 
v Sunderland
v Sunderland
| 1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly | Hannover 96 | 0–1 | Sunderland | Hanover, Germany |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+2) | Report | Lens 75' |
Stadium: HDI-Arena |
Overall
More information Competition, Started round ...
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions
Overview
More information Competition, Record ...
| 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 |
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Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions
Premier League
Main article: 2015–16 Premier League
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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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
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
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Ground ...
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | D |
| Position | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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Matches
On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[49]
Leicester City v Sunderland
| 8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 | Leicester City | 4–2 | Sunderland | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Vardy 11'  49'Mahrez 18', 25' (pen.)Albrighton 66'Schlupp 90+1' |
Report | Rodwell 17' Jones 42'Defoe 60'Fletcher 71'Kaboul 73'Coates 85' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,242 Referee: Lee Mason |
Sunderland v Norwich City
| 15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Norwich City | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Lens 9' Watmore 88' |
Report | Bassong 7' Martin 26'Wthittaker 37'Tettey 48'Redmond 57' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,379 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Sunderland v Swansea City
| 22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 3 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Swansea City | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Lens 18' Cattermole 21'Coates 47'Defoe 62'van Aanholt 82' |
Report | Gomis 45+3' Ayew 54'Sigurðsson 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,198 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
Aston Villa v Sunderland
| 29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 4 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Sunderland | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Sinclair 11' (pen.), 41' Clark 37'Gil 79' |
Report | M'Vila 8' Lens 52'Pantilimon 90' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,399 Referee: Robert Madley |
Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur
| 13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 5 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sunderland |
| 13:30 BST | Borini 21' Jones 42' |
Report | Vertonghen 16' Mason 82' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,303 Referee: Craig Pawson |
AFC Bournemouth v Sunderland
| 19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 2–0 | Sunderland | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Wilson 4' Ritchie 9'Gosling 80'Murray 90+5' |
Report | Coates 15' Jones 24'Kaboul 43'  74'Borini 63'Toivonen 85' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Manchester United v Sunderland
| 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 38' Jones 50'Cattermole 85' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,328 Referee: Mike Jones |
Sunderland v West Ham United
| 3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 8 | Sunderland | 2–2 | West Ham United | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Fletcher 10' Lens 22' 32' 56'Cattermole 43'Coates 74' |
Report | Noble 2' Reid 24'Cresswell 36'Jenkinson 45+1' 72'Payet 60' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 42,932 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland
| 17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Sunderland | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 BST | Dawson 9' Berahino 54'Yacob 56' |
Report | Pantilimon 55' Borini 84' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,225 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Sunderland v Newcastle United
| 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 14' Coloccini  45+1'Colback 45+3' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,653 Referee: Robert Madley |
Everton v Sunderland
| 1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) 11 | Everton | 6–2 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
| 13:30 GMT | Deulofeu 19' 54' Koné 31', 62', 76'Stones 53'Coates 55' (o.g.)Lukaku 60'Galloway 90+1' |
Report | Defoe 18' 45+4' Fletcher 50'Rodwell 58' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,617 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Sunderland v Southampton
| 7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Southampton | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Johnson 44' |
Report | Mané 12' Tadić 69' (pen.)Bertrand 75'Pellè 90' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,781 Referee: Mike Jones |
Crystal Palace v Sunderland
| 23 November 2015 (2015-11-23) 13 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Sunderland | London |
| 20:00 GMT | Dann 66' |
Report | Jones 53' M'Vila 67'Defoe 57' 80' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,361 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Sunderland v Stoke City
| 28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 14 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Stoke City | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | van Aanholt 82' Watmore 84' |
Report | Adam 33' Shawcross 42' 47'Pieters 81' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,516 Referee: Mike Dean |
Arsenal v Sunderland
| 5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 15 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Sunderland | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Campbell 33' Koscielny 44'Giroud 63'Ramsey 90+3' |
Report | Giroud 45' (o.g.) Yedlin 80' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,937 Referee: Robert Madley |
Sunderland v Watford
| 12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Watford | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Rodwell 60' |
Report | Ighalo 4' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 43,989 Referee: Graham Scott |
Chelsea v Sunderland
| 19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 17 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Sunderland | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Ivanović 5' Pedro 13'Oscar 50' (pen.)Matić 88' |
Report | Pantilimon 48' Borini 53'Rodwell 62'O'Shea 89' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,562 Referee: Roger East |
Manchester City v Sunderland
| 26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 18 | Manchester City | 4–1 | Sunderland | Manchester |
| 15:00 GMT | Sterling 4', 12' Touré 17'Bony 22'De Bruyne 54' |
Report | Jones 36' Borini 59' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 54,523 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Sunderland v Liverpool
| 30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) 19 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Liverpool | Sunderland |
| 19:45 GMT | Lens 86' |
Report | Benteke 19' 46' Can 58'Moreno 77' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,765 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Sunderland v Aston Villa
| 2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 20 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Brown 26' Richards 30' (o.g.)Borini 33'Defoe 72', 90+2'Cattermole 90+5' |
Report | Hutton 43' Gil 63' 87'Traoré 69'Gestede 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,535 Referee: Craig Pawson |
Swansea City v Sunderland
| 13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 21 | Swansea City | 2–4 | Sunderland | Swansea |
| 19:45 GMT | Sigurðsson 21' (pen.) Naughton 37'Ayew 40' |
Report | Defoe 3', 61', 85' Fernández 49' (o.g.)van Aanholt 79'Mannone 67' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Graham Scott |
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland
| 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 46'Johnson 55' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,854 Referee: Mike Dean |
Sunderland v AFC Bournemouth
| 23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 23 | Sunderland | 1–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | van Aanholt 45+1' Jones 89' |
Report | Afobe 13' Surman 18' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,367 Referee: Roger East |
Sunderland v Manchester City
| 2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 24 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Manchester City | Sunderland |
| 19:45 GMT | Jones 59' |
Report | Agüero 16', 90+1' Otamendi 80'Fernandinho 90+4'Sagna 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 38,852 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
Liverpool v Sunderland
| 6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 25 | Liverpool | 2–2 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Firmino 59' Lallana 70'Moreno 81' |
Report | N'Doye 39' Johnson 82'Defoe 89' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,179 Referee: Robert Madley |
Sunderland v Manchester United
| 13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 26 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Manchester United | Sunderland |
| 12:45 GMT | Khazri 3' Yedlin 38'O'Shea 45+1'de Gea 82' (o.g.) |
Report | Martial 39' Rooney 46'Mata 58'Carrick 59' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,687 Referee: Andre Marriner |
West Ham United v Sunderland
| 27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 27 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Sunderland | London |
| 12:45 GMT | Antonio 30' Byram 71' |
Report | Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,946 Referee: Mike Dean |
Sunderland v Crystal Palace
| 1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 28 | Sunderland | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Sunderland |
| 19:45 GMT | Rodwell 16' N'Doye 36'Borini 90' |
Report | Dann 45+1' Wickham 61', 67' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,795 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Southampton v Sunderland
| 5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 29 | Southampton | 1–1 | Sunderland | Southampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bertrand 8' Fonte 79'van Dijk 90+3' |
Report | Khazri 11' Defoe 85' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,458 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
Newcastle United v Sunderland
| 20 March 2016 (2016-03-20) 30 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 14:30 GMT | Colback 18' Janmaat 36'Shelvey 52'Mitrovic 83' 84' |
Report | Defoe 44' Mannone 90' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,311 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion
| 2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 31 | Sunderland | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Kaboul 18' |
Report | Gardner 47' Evans 88' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,144 Referee: Roger East |
Sunderland v Leicester City
| 10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 32 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Leicester City | Sunderland |
| 13:30 BST | Borini 21' |
Report | Fuchs 30' Vardy 66', 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,531 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Norwich City v Sunderland
| 16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 33 | Norwich City | 0–3 | Sunderland | Norwich |
| 12:45 BST | Wisdom 40' Olsson 59' |
Report | Khazri 32' Borini 41' (pen.)Defoe 53'Cattermole 58'Watmore 90+1' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,117 Referee: Andre Marriner |
Sunderland v Arsenal
| 24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 34 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Arsenal | Sunderland |
| 14:05 BST | Borini 58' Khazri 90+3' |
Report | Bellerín 49' Elneny 76'Koscielny 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,420 Referee: Mike Dean |
Stoke City v Sunderland
| 30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 35 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Sunderland | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Arnautović 50' Adam 75'Imbula 83' |
Report | N'Doye 79' Larsson 90'Defoe 90' (pen.) |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,667 Referee: Craig Pawson |
Sunderland v Chelsea
| 7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 36 | Sunderland | 3–2 | Chelsea | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Khazri 41' Cattermole 52'Borini 67'Defoe 70' 70'Kaboul 87'Larsson 88' |
Report | Cahill 1' Costa 14'Matić 45+3'Terry 87' 90+5' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,050 Referee: Mike Jones |
Sunderland v Everton
| 11 May 2016 (2016-05-11) 37 | Sunderland | 3–0 | Everton | Sunderland |
| 19:45 BST | van Aanholt 38' Koné 42', 55'Cattermole 67' |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,454 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Watford v Sunderland
| 15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 | Watford | 2–2 | Sunderland | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Prödl 48' Deeney 61' (pen.)Guedioura 80' |
Report | Rodwell 39' Lens 51' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 21,012 Referee: Kevin Friend |
Football League Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup
Sunderland v Exeter City
| 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 |
Sunderland v Manchester City
| 22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) Third round | Sunderland | 1–4 | Manchester City | Sunderland |
| 19:45 BST | Rodwell 15' Coates 45+1'Toivonen 83' |
Report | Agüero 9' (pen.) De Bruyne 25'Mannone 33' (o.g.)Sterling 36'Demichelis 57' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 21,644 Referee: Roger East |
FA Cup
Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup
Arsenal v Sunderland
| 9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Third round | Arsenal | 3–1 | Sunderland | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Campbell 25' Ramsey 72'Giroud 75'Gabriel 90+3' |
Report | Lens 17' |
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,349 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Appearances and goals
- As of 15 May 2016
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Billy Jones | 25 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | NED |
Patrick van Aanholt | 36 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Wes Brown | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Lee Cattermole | 34 | 0 | 27+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | SWE |
Sebastian Larsson | 19 | 0 | 6+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jack Rodwell | 24 | 3 | 9+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9 | FW | ITA |
Fabio Borini | 27 | 5 | 22+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | SEN |
Dame N'Doye | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | WAL |
Adam Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Jordan Pickford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | FRA |
Younès Kaboul | 23 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF |  EIR |
John O'Shea | 31 | 0 | 23+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | NED |
Jeremain Lens | 22 | 4 | 14+6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | ENG |
Jermain Defoe | 34 | 18 | 28+5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 20 | MF | SWE |
Ola Toivonen | 14 | 1 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 21 | MF | FRA |
Yann M'Vila | 40 | 1 | 36+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | TUN |
Wahbi Khazri | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | CIV |
Lamine Koné | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | USA |
DeAndre Yedlin | 25 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | ITA |
Vito Mannone | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | GER |
Jan Kirchhoff | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | FRA |
Valentin Roberge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | ENG |
Thomas Robson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | ENG |
Rees Greenwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | ENG |
George Honeyman | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | FW | ENG |
Duncan Watmore | 25 | 4 | 7+16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 46 | FW | USA |
Lynden Gooch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Players out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | SCO |
Liam Bridcutt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ESP |
Jordi Gómez | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Danny Graham | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | URU |
Sebastián Coates | 19 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ITA |
Emanuele Giaccherini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | FW | SCO |
Steven Fletcher | 18 | 4 | 11+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | ARG |
Santiago Vergini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | GRE |
Charalampos Mavrias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | ENG |
Will Buckley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players no longer with club: | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ROU |
Costel Pantilimon | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Adam Johnson | 20 | 2 | 11+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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Goalscorers
- As of 15 May 2016
More information Rank, No. ...
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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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
More information No., Nat. ...
| No. | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Disciplinary record
- As of 11 May 2016
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | |||
| 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 | ||
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Summary
| Games played | 40 (37 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
| Games won | 10 (9 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Games drawn | 11 (11 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Games lost | 19 (17 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) |
| Goals scored | 54 (46 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 70 (60 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) |
| Goal difference | -16 (-14 Premier League, -2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 7 (7 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 52 (50 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) |
| Red cards | 2 (2 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) |
| Worst discipline | Billy Jones (8 , 0 ) |
| 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) |
Score overview
More information Opposition, Home score ...
| Opposition | Home score | Away score | Double |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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