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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 edit

First Team Squad edit

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 43)   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
  • U21 = Under-21 player

New contracts edit

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]

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

First Team
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]

Total Spending:   £39,750,000

Loans in edit

First Team
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]

Transfers out edit

First Team
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]

Total Received:   £15,500,000

Loans out edit

First Team
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]

Pre-season friendlies edit

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
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Sacramento Republic   1–0 Sunderland Sacramento, United States
20:00 PDT Iwasa   58' Report Stadium: Bonney Field
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
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
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Sunderland Doncaster
19:45 BST Evina   15'
Forrester   61'		 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   75' Stadium: HDI-Arena

Competitions edit

Overall edit

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

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview edit

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 edit

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table edit

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
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 edit

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

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday edit

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

Matches edit

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'   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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 edit

Main article: 2015–16 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   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 edit

Main article: 2015–16 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   90+3'		 Report Lens   17' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,349
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 15 May 2016
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

Goalscorers edit

As of 15 May 2016
 
Jermain Defoe top-scored with eighteen goals.
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

Clean Sheets edit

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
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

Disciplinary record edit

As of 11 May 2016
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

Overall summary edit

Summary edit

 
Yann M'Vila (left) made 37 appearances for Sunderland, more than anyone else.
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 edit

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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