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2017–18 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Sunderland's 139th season in existence, and their first season in the Championship since 2006, after relegation from the Premier League in the previous season.[3] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Sunderland
2017–18 season
ChairmanEllis Short
(until 29 April)
Stewart Donald
(from 29 April)
ManagerSimon Grayson
(until 31 October)[1]
Robbie Stockdale
Billy McKinlay
(from 31 October to 19 November)
Chris Coleman
(from 19 November to 29 April)[2]
Robbie Stockdale
(from 29 April)
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Middlesbrough)
EFL CupThird round
(knocked out by Everton)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lewis Grabban (12)
All:
Lewis Grabban (12)

Simon Grayson began the season as Sunderland manager, following the departure of David Moyes in May 2017. However, he did not complete the full season, instead being sacked towards the end of October after only one win in his first fifteen league matches saw Sunderland rooted to the bottom of the table. He was replaced by former Wales manager Chris Coleman.

Sunderland suffered a second successive relegation on 21 April 2018, following a 1–2 home defeat to fellow struggling side Burton Albion, after they had led the match 1–0. Results elsewhere meant that the club would compete in League One in the following season.[4]

The events of the season formed the backdrop to the first series of the documentary programme Sunderland 'Til I Die, which was released on Netflix on 14 December 2018.

First team squad edit

Ages are as of 4 August 2017.

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age at Season Start Contract Ends Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Steele   GK 26 2021   Blackburn Rovers
12 Lee Camp   GK 32 2018   Cardiff City (loan)
25 Robbin Ruiter   GK 30 2019   Utrecht
32 Max Stryjek   GK 21 2019   Polonia Warsaw
Defenders
2 Billy Jones   RB 30 2018   West Bromwich Albion
3 Bryan Oviedo   LB 27 2020   Everton
4 Paddy McNair   CB 22 2020   Manchester United
15 Brendan Galloway   LB 21 2018   Everton (loan)
16 John O'Shea   CB 36 2018   Manchester United
18 Tyias Browning   RB 23 2018   Everton (loan)
21 Adam Matthews   RB 25 2019   Celtic
22 Donald Love   RB 22 2020   Manchester United
23 Lamine Koné   CB 28 2020   Lorient
35 Jake Clarke-Salter   CB 19 2018   Chelsea (loan)
36 Marc Wilson   CB 29 2018   Bournemouth
Midfielders
6 Lee Cattermole (C)   DM 29 2021   Wigan Athletic
7 Jonny Williams   CM 23 2018   Crystal Palace (loan)
8 Jack Rodwell   CM 26 2019   Manchester City
11 Kazenga LuaLua   LW 26 2018   Brighton & Hove Albion
13 Callum McManaman   LW 26 2019   West Bromwich Albion
14 Duncan Watmore   RW 23 2020   Altrincham
19 Aiden McGeady   LW 31 2020   Everton
24 Darron Gibson   CM 29 2018   Everton
26 George Honeyman   AM 22 2019 Academy
27 Lynden Gooch   AM 21 2019 Academy
28 Ethan Robson   CM 21 2018 Academy
40 Elliot Embleton   CM 18 2019 Academy
53 Ovie Ejaria   CM 19 2018   Liverpool (loan)
Forwards
9 Ashley Fletcher   ST 21 2018   Middlesbrough (loan)
20 Josh Maja   ST 18 2019   Manchester City
29 Joel Asoro   ST 18 2019   IF Brommapojkarna

New contracts edit

No. Pos Player Until Source
26 Midfielder   George Honeyman June 2019 [5]
16 Defender   John O'Shea June 2018 [6]

Transfers and loans edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 July 2017 LW   Aiden McGeady   Everton £250,000 [7]
13 July 2017 ST   James Vaughan   Bury £500,000 [7]
26 July 2017 GK   Jason Steele   Blackburn Rovers £500,000 [8]
2 August 2017 GK   Robbin Ruiter   Utrecht Free [9]
31 August 2017 CB   Marc Wilson   Bournemouth Free [10]
31 August 2017 LW   Callum McManaman   West Bromwich Albion Free [11]
25 January 2018 LW   Kazenga LuaLua   Brighton & Hove Albion Free [12]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
5 July 2017 LB   Brendan Galloway   Everton 30 June 2018 [13]
8 July 2017 RB   Tyias Browning   Everton 30 June 2018 [14]
26 July 2017 ST   Lewis Grabban   Bournemouth 5 January 2018 [15]
31 August 2017 AM   Jonny Williams   Crystal Palace 30 June 2018 [16]
8 January 2018 CB   Jake Clarke-Salter   Chelsea 30 June 2018 [17]
31 January 2018 CM   Ovie Ejaria   Liverpool 30 June 2018 [18]
31 January 2018 ST   Ashley Fletcher   Middlesbrough 30 June 2018 [19]
31 January 2018 GK   Lee Camp   Cardiff City 30 June 2018

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB   Joleon Lescott Free agent Released [20]
1 July 2017 DM   Jan Kirchhoff Free agent Released [20]
1 July 2017 CM   Sebastian Larsson   Hull City Free [20]
1 July 2017 RW   Will Buckley   Bolton Wanderers Free [21]
1 July 2017 LW   Steven Pienaar   Bidvest Wits Free [20]
1 July 2017 ST   Victor Anichebe   Beijing Enterprises Free [22]
1 July 2017 GK   Jordan Pickford   Everton £30,000,000 [23]
1 July 2017 ST   Jermain Defoe   Bournemouth Free [24]
19 July 2017 GK   Vito Mannone   Reading £2,000,000 [25]
12 January 2018 GK   Mika Free agent Released [26]
12 January 2018 FW   James Vaughan   Wigan Athletic £300,000 [27]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 July 2017 LW   Fabio Borini   Milan 30 June 2018 [28]
7 August 2017 RW   Jeremain Lens   Beşiktaş 30 June 2018 [29]
30 August 2017 CB   Michael Ledger   Hartlepool United 30 June 2018 [30]
31 August 2017 GK   Max Stryjek   Accrington Stanley 18 January 2018 [31]
31 August 2017 CB   Papy Djilobodji   Dijon 30 June 2018 [32]
31 August 2017 AM   Wahbi Khazri   Rennes 30 June 2018 [33]
20 October 2017 ST   Andrew Nelson   Harrogate Town 17 November 2017 [34]
2 January 2018   Falkirk End of season [35]
7 December 2017 GK   James Talbot   Darlington 30 June 2018 [36]
20 January 2018 DF   Tom Beadling   Dunfermline Athletic 30 June 2018 [37]
31 January 2018 MF   Didier Ndong   Watford 30 June 2018 [38]

Pre-season friendlies edit

Sunderland announced eight pre-season friendlies against Bury,[39] Hibernian,[40] Livingston, Bradford City, Scunthorpe United,[41] St Johnstone,[42] Celtic[43] and Hartlepool United.[44]

7 July 2017 Bury 2–3 Sunderland Bury
19:30 BST Tutte   19'
Reilly   27'		 Report Rodwell   37'
Maja   77', 86'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Darren Handley
9 July 2017 Hibernian   2–2 Sunderland Leith, Scotland
14:00 BST Boyle   68'
S. Murray   72'		 Report Khazri   42'
Lens   54'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,309
Referee: Gavin Duncan
12 July 2017 Livingston   0–3 Sunderland Livingston, Scotland
19:45 BST Report Khazri   25'
Asoro   76'
Lens   90'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Steven Kirkland
15 July 2017 St Johnstone   3–0 Sunderland Perth, Scotland
15:00 BST MacLean   19'
Wotherspoon   21', 24'		 Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Nick Walsh
18 July 2017 Hartlepool United 1–2 Sunderland Hartlepool
19:30 BST Donaldson   62' Report Maja   37'
Lens   90'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 July 2017 Bradford City 2–3 Sunderland Bradford
15:00 BST McMahon   65' (pen.)
Gibson   90'		 Report Maja   5'
Lens   8'
Jones   42'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,902
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 July 2017 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Sunderland Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,794
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 July 2017 Sunderland 0–5   Celtic Sunderland
15:00 BST Vaughan   35' Report McGregor   5', 15', 57' (pen.)
Hayes   39'
Armstrong   70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: Not announced
Referee: Tony Harrington

Competitions edit

Championship edit

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Reading 46 10 14 22 48 70 −22 44
21 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 13 23 39 74 −35 43
22 Barnsley (R) 46 9 14 23 48 72 −24 41 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Burton Albion (R) 46 10 11 25 38 81 −43 41
24 Sunderland (R) 46 7 16 23 52 80 −28 37
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Result 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
46 7 16 23 52 80  −28 37 3 7 13 23 39  −16 4 9 10 29 41  −12

Last updated: 13 January 2019.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

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GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDLLLLDLLDDDLDLDLWLDWDLWLLWLLDLLDDLLLWLDDDLLW
Position156612192020212223232323232224242422232321222221242422232323232424242424242323232324242424
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were released on 21 June 2017.[45]

4 August 2017 1 Sunderland 1–1 Derby County Sunderland
19:45 BST Grabban   42' (pen.)
Vaughan   89'		 Report Johnson   11' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,578
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 August 2017 2 Norwich City 1–3 Sunderland Norwich
13:30 BST Grabban   79' (o.g.) Report Grabban   27', 72'
Vaughan   53'
McGeady   60'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,343
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 August 2017 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sunderland Owlerton
19:45 BST Jones   70' Report Honeyman   4'
Galloway   77'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 27,631
Referee: Steve Martin
19 August 2017 4 Sunderland 0–2 Leeds United Sunderland
17:30 BST Galloway   36'
Koné   69'
Ndong   82'		 Report Sáiz   21'
Dallas   76'
Wiedewald   68'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,237
Referee: Andy Davies
26 August 2017 5 Barnsley 3–0 Sunderland Barnsley
15:00 BST Ugbo   31'
Barnes   35'
Lindsay   40'
Moncur   67'		 Report Oviedo   77'
McGeady   87'
Khazri   90+4'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 15,697
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
9 September 2017 6 Sunderland 1–2 Sheffield United Sunderland
16:00 BST Wilson   48'
Rodwell   90+4'		 Report Donaldson   21', 77'
Coutts   48'
Lundstram   90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,579
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
12 September 2017 7 Sunderland 0–1 Nottingham Forest Sunderland
19:45 BST Cattermole   48' Report Murphy   86'
Cummings   90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,021
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 September 2017 8 Hull City 1–1 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Grosicki   43'
Meyler   82'
Tomori   90'		 Report Vaughan   17'
Williams   74'
Oviedo   75'
Rodwell   77'
Gooch   90'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 16,597
Referee: Darren England
23 September 2017 9 Sunderland 1–2 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 BST Cattermole   11'
Gooch   53' (pen.)
Browning   70'
Koné   73'		 Report Richards   19'
Bryson   7'
Gunnarsson   60'
Ralls   73' (pen.),   81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,733
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 September 2017 10 Ipswich Town 5–2 Sunderland Ipswich
19:45 BST Waghorn   6'
Spence   27'
Celina   55'
McGoldrick   60'
Nydam   85'
Ward   89'		 Report Jones   10'
Vaughan   44'
McGeady   65',   67'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,907
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 September 2017 11 Preston North End 2–2 Sunderland Preston
15:00 BST Fisher   23'
Harrop   55'
Hugill   57'		 Report Honeyman   28'
McGeady   59'
Steele   68'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,621
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
14 October 2017 12 Sunderland 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady   61' Report Sylla   37' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,066
Referee: Stephen Martin
21 October 2017 13 Brentford 3–3 Sunderland Brentford, London
15:00 BST Yennaris   8'
Jozefzoon   47'
Dalsgaard   61'
Maupay   78',   90+4'		 Report Grabban   13', 45+2' (pen.)
Oviedo   37'
Bentley   40' (o.g.)
Cattermole   52'
Ndong   72'
Koné   90+1'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,726
Referee: Darren England
28 October 2017 14 Sunderland 1–2 Bristol City Sunderland
15:00 BST Ndong   27'
Grabban   45+2'
Jones   64'		 Report Reid   28',   83'
Đurić   73'
Pack   86'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,317
Referee: Darren Bond
31 October 2017 15 Sunderland 3–3 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
19:45 GMT Grabban   45', 57',   85'
McNair   79'		 Report Ameobi   32'
Madine   60'
Henry   67'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,395
Referee: Tony Harrington
5 November 2017 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
12:00 GMT Tavernier   6'
Christie   63'		 Report Jones   17'
Cattermole   45'
McGeady   60'
Wilson   75'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,277
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 November 2017 17 Sunderland 2–2 Millwall Sunderland
15:00 GMT Grabban   12'
Matthews   46'
Oviedo   62'
Cattermole   65'
Honeyman   69'		 Report Saville   16', 20' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,399
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 November 2017 18 Aston Villa 2–1 Sunderland Birmingham
19:45 GMT Adomah   10'
Onomah   49'		 Report Grabban   72' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,662
Referee: Stephen Martin
25 November 2017 19 Burton Albion 0–2 Sunderland Burton
15:00 GMT Report Honeyman   49',   88'
O'Shea   66'
Vaughan   84',   85'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Darren England
2 December 2017 20 Sunderland 1–3 Reading Sunderland
15:00 GMT McManaman   15'   45+3'
Cattermole   35'
Oviedo   43'
Grabban   76' (pen.)		 Report McShane   16'
Edwards   53'
Barrow   68', 71'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,386
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 December 2017 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Douglas   65' Report Wilson   51'
Cattermole   61'   62'
Honeyman   63'
Browning   80'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,488
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
16 December 2017 22 Sunderland 1–0 Fulham Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch   62'
Maja   77'		 Report Ojo   60'
Fredericks   90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,904
Referee: Steve Martin
23 December 2017 23 Sunderland 1–1 Birmingham City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Grabban   21' Report Gallagher   16',   56'   67'
Kieftenbeld   64'
Dean   80'
Grounds   90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,312
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 December 2017 24 Sheffield United 3–0 Sunderland Sheffield
15:00 GMT Lundstram   36'
Stearman   58'
Baldock   62'
Basham   77'		 Report Wilson   50'
Oviedo   58'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,668
Referee: Peter Bankes
30 December 2017 25 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Traoré   82' Report McGeady   40' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,830
Referee: Darren Bond
1 January 2018 26 Sunderland 0–1 Barnsley Sunderland
15:00 GMT Love   61' Report Potts   11'
Pinnock   47'
Lindsay   50'
Davies   67'
Bradshaw   80'
Fryers   90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,311
Referee: Robert Jones
13 January 2018 27 Cardiff City 4–0 Sunderland Cardiff
12:30 GMT Paterson   46', 80'
Ralls   55'
Morrison   85'
Pilkington   90+4'		 Report Oviedo   41'
Gooch   45+1'
Ndong   49'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,703
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky
20 January 2018 28 Sunderland 1–0 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Asoro   20',   78'
Browning   58'
Gooch   90'
Cattermole   90+2'		 Report Dawson   74'
Larsson   81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,437
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 January 2018 29 Birmingham City 3–1 Sunderland Birmingham
19:45 GMT Davis   28'
Boga   44'
Gallagher   54'		 Report Oviedo   83' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,601
Referee: Darren Bond
3 February 2018 30 Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Asoro   19' Report Garner   35',   54'
Matthews   45+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,909
Referee: Darren England
10 February 2018 31 Bristol City 3–3 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT Flint   5'
Diedhiou   31', 37',   57'
Smith   45'
Bryan   80'		 Report Brownhill   70' (o.g.)
Jones   72'
McGeady   81'
Pack   90+2' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,580
Referee: James Linington
17 February 2018 32 Sunderland 0–2 Brentford Sunderland
15:00 GMT Jones   36'
Fletcher   65'
McGeady   74'		 Report Mokotjo   13'
Maupay   28'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,702
Referee: John Brooks
20 February 2018 33 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sunderland Bolton
20:00 GMT Clough   17'
Wheater   65'
Henry   67'
Morais   90+2'
Ameobi   90+5'		 Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14,915
Referee: David Coote
24 February 2018 34 Sunderland 3–3 Middlesbrough Sunderland
15:00 GMT Asoro   11'
Clarke-Salter   24'
Williams   58'
McManaman   90+6'		 Report Traoré   37'
Bamford   49', 68'
Leadbitter   53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,048
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 March 2018 35 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT Hutchinson   69'
Saville   80'
Morison   90+6'		 Report Oviedo   29'
Steele   90+2'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,358
Referee: Andy Davies
6 March 2018 36 Sunderland 0–3 Aston Villa Sunderland
19:45 GMT Love   23'
Oviedo   55'		 Report Grabban   34'
Chester   35'
Chester   45+3'
Oviedo   66' (og)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,081
Referee: Andy Madley
10 March 2018 37 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Sunderland Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT Freeman   61'
Eze   62'
Onuoha   74'		 Report Steele   49'
O'Shea   70'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,216
Referee: Robert Jones
17 March 2018 38 Sunderland 0–2 Preston North End Sunderland
15:00 GMT Clarke-Salter   34'   60' Report Maguire   50'
Robinson   63'
Earl   81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,543
Referee: Darren Bond
30 March 2018 39 Derby County 1–4 Sunderland Derby
12:00 BST Vydra   42',   84'
Johnson   90'		 Report Honeyman   10'
Fletcher   36'
McGeady   50' (pen.)
Koné   59'
Love   63'
Cattermole   67'
O'Shea   72',   76'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,890
Referee: James Linington
2 April 2018 40 Sunderland 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady   50'
Honeyman   61'		 Report Bannan   40'
Lucas João   59'
Lees   68'
Nuhiu   75'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,786
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 April 2018 41 Leeds United 1–1 Sunderland Leeds
15:00 BST Hernández   72'
O'Connor   75'
Alioski   83'
Berardi  
Jansson   90+1'		 Report Honeyman   12'
McNair   48'
Koné   70'
McManaman   90+1'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,461
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
10 April 2018 42 Sunderland 1–1 Norwich City Sunderland
19:45 BST Honeyman   63' Report Pinto   89' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 24,894
Referee: David Coote
14 April 2018 43 Reading 2–2 Sunderland Reading
15:00 BST Kelly   20' (pen.)
Kermorgant   79'
Swift   85'		 Report McNair   47'
Cattermole   66'
Love   90+4'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,348
Referee: Steve Martin
21 April 2018 44 Sunderland 1–2 Burton Albion Sunderland
15:00 BST McNair   34',   74'
Wilson   45'
McManaman   59'
Honeyman   90+4'
McGeady   90+7'
Cattermole   90+7'		 Report Davenport   45+2'
Bent   86'
Boyce   90+2',   90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,475
Referee: Darren England
27 April 2018 45 Fulham 2–1 Sunderland Fulham, London
19:45 BST Piazon   45'
Mitrović   76'
Bettinelli   90+3'
Kamara   90+6'		 Report Asoro   28'
O'Shea   45'
Fletcher   61'
Steele   62'
McManaman   90+6'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,849
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 May 2018 46 Sunderland 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
12:30 BST Ejaria   19'
Fletcher   45'
McNair   66'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,452
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup edit

In the FA Cup, Sunderland entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Middlesbrough.[46]

6 January 2018 Third round Middlesbrough 2–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Gestede   10'
Braithwaite   42'
Traoré   55'		 Report Honeyman   25'
Leadbitter   50'
Love   57'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,399
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup edit

On 16 June 2017, Sunderland were drawn away to Bury in the first round.[47][48] A trip to Carlisle United was announced for the second round.[49] A third away trip in the competition against Everton was drawn for the third round.[50]

10 August 2017 First round Bury 0–1 Sunderland Bury
19:45 BST Report Browning   45+1'
Khazri   62'
Honeyman   69'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Robert Jones
22 August 2017 Second round Carlisle United 1–2 Sunderland Carlisle
19:45 BST Grainger   60' Report Love   25'
Khazri   57'
Djilobodji   59'
Ndong   64'
Gooch   80'
Vaughan   90+6'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,187
Referee: Darren Bond
20 September 2017 Third round Everton 3–0 Sunderland Walton
19:45 BST Calvert-Lewin   39', 52'
Niasse   83'		 Report Gibson   51' Stadium: Goodison Park
Referee: Oliver Langford

Squad statistics edit

Top scorers edit

The list is sorted by league goals and then shirt number when total goals are equal.

  • = Player left club mid-season

Last updated on 30 May 2018.

Rnk Pos No. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 11   Lewis Grabban 12 0 0 12
2 MF 19   Aiden McGeady 7 0 0 7
MF 26   George Honeyman 6 0 1 7
4 MF 4   Paddy McNair 5 0 0 5
5 FW 29   Joel Asoro 3 0 0 3
6 DF 3   Bryan Oviedo 2 0 0 2
FW 9   James Vaughan* 2 0 0 2
FW 9   Ashley Fletcher 2 0 0 2
MF 27   Lynden Gooch 1 0 1 2
10 DF 2   Billy Jones 1 0 0 1
MF 6   Lee Cattermole 1 0 0 1
MF 7   Jonny Williams 1 0 0 1
MF 8   Jack Rodwell 1 0 0 1
MF 13   Callum McManaman 1 0 0 1
DF 16   John O'Shea 1 0 0 1
FW 20   Josh Maja 1 0 0 1
DF 21   Adam Matthews 1 0 0 1
MF 53   Ovie Ejaria 1 0 0 1
DF 22   Donald Love 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 3 0 3 1
Total 52 0 3 55

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 7 May 2018.[51][52][53]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Jason Steele 18 0 15 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF   ENG Billy Jones 24 1 19+3 1 1 0 1 0
3 DF   CRC Bryan Oviedo 36 2 31+3 2 1 0 1 0
4 DF   NIR Paddy McNair 16 5 12+4 5 0 0 0 0
6 MF   ENG Lee Cattermole 35 1 34+1 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF   WAL Jonny Williams 13 1 7+5 1 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Jack Rodwell 3 1 1+1 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Ashley Fletcher 16 2 15+1 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF   COD Kazenga LuaLua 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   NIR Lee Camp 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   ENG Callum McManaman 26 1 13+11 1 0+1 0 1 0
14 MF   ENG Duncan Watmore 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   ENG Brendan Galloway 8 0 5+2 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF   IRL John O'Shea 40 1 34+3 1 2 0 1 0
18 DF   ENG Tyias Browning 29 0 26+1 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF   IRL Aiden McGeady 37 7 28+7 7 1+1 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Josh Maja 18 1 6+11 1 0 0 1 0
21 DF   WAL Adam Matthews 37 1 25+9 1 3 0 0 0
22 DF   SCO Donald Love 14 1 11 0 2 1 1 0
23 DF   CIV Lamine Koné 26 0 24 0 1+1 0 0 0
25 GK   NED Robbin Ruiter 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG George Honeyman 45 7 37+5 6 2 1 1 0
27 MF   USA Lynden Gooch 27 2 12+12 1 2+1 1 0 0
28 MF   ENG Ethan Robson 11 0 6+3 0 0+1 0 1 0
29 FW   SWE Joel Asoro 29 3 11+15 3 1+1 0 0+1 0
35 DF   ENG Jake Clarke-Salter 11 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   IRL Marc Wilson 22 0 20+1 0 0 0 1 0
37 MF   ENG Bali Mumba 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF   ENG Elliot Embleton 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 DF   ENG Denver Hume 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
52 MF   ENG Luke Molyneux 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
53 MF   ENG Ovie Ejaria 11 1 9+2 1 0 0 0 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
5 DF   SEN Papy Djilobodji 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 MF   TUN Wahbi Khazri 5 0 0+3 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF   GAB Didier N'Dong 21 0 16+2 0 3 0 0 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:
9 FW   ENG James Vaughan 27 2 15+8 2 1+2 0 0+1 0
11 FW   ENG Lewis Grabban 20 12 18+1 12 1 0 0 0
24 MF   IRL Darron Gibson 18 0 12+3 0 3 0 0 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of 30 September 2017
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
                               
1 GK Jason Steele 1                 1  
3 DF Bryan Oviedo 2                 2  
5 DF Papy Djilobodji             1     1  
6 MF Lee Cattermole 2                 2  
7 MF Jonny Williams 1                 1  
8 MF Jack Rodwell 1                 1  
9 FW James Vaughan 3           1     4  
10 MF Wahbi Khazri 1           2     3  
15 DF Brendan Galloway 2                 2  
17 MF Didier N'Dong 1           1     2  
18 DF Tyias Browning 1           1     2  
19 RW Aiden McGeady 2                 2  
23 DF Lamine Koné 2                 2  
24 MF Darron Gibson             1     1  
27 MF Lynden Gooch 1                 1  
36 DF Marc Wilson 1                 1  
Total 21 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 28 0 0

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