2024–25 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2024–25 season
Owner	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%); Juan Sartori (36%)
Chairman	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head Coach	Régis Le Bris
Stadium	Stadium of Light
Championship	Pre-season
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	GK	Simon Moore	Coventry City	Free	^[2]
11 July 2024	CM	Alan Browne	Preston North End	Free	^[3]

^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and became official on 1 July when his Coventry City contract expired.

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
18 June 2024	GK	Alex Bass	Notts County	Undisclosed	^[4]

Loaned in

Date	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	GK	Nathan Bishop	Wycombe Wanderers	End of Season	^[5]
18 July 2024	GK	Matthew Young	Salford City	End of Season	^[6]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	LW	Jack Diamond	Stockport County	1 July 2024	^[7]^[8]
30 June 2024	LW	Michael Spellman	Newport County	2 July 2024	^[7]^[9]
30 June 2024	RM	Ellis Taylor	Harrogate Town	16 July 2024	^[7]^[10]
30 June 2024	LB	Kailem Beattie			^[7]
30 June 2024	CM	Tom Chiabi			^[7]
30 June 2024	RW	Ben Creamer			^[7]
30 June 2024	AM	Bradley Dack			^[7]
30 June 2024	CM	Corry Evans			^[7]
30 June 2024	ST	Harry Gardiner			^[7]
30 June 2024	LW	Daniel Obolo			^[7]
30 June 2024	LB	Connor Pye			^[7]
30 June 2024	LB	Joe Ryder			^[7]
30 June 2024	RB	Jayden Sekete			^[7]
30 June 2024	RB	Callum Wilson			^[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against South Shields, Gateshead, Blackpool and Bradford City.^[11] A weeks training camp in Alicante was later confirmed with a fixtures against Eldense and Nottingham Forest.^[12]^[13] On July 16, a final friendly was confirmed, against Marseille in Bradford.^[14]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly	South Shields	0–5	Sunderland	Jarrow
12:30 BST		Report	Roberts 2' Hume 9' Rigg 30' Mayenda 38' (pen.) Aouchiche 42'	Stadium: Mariners Park

13 July 2024 Friendly	Gateshead	2–1	Sunderland	Gateshead
17:00 BST	Oseni 19', 44'	Report	Clarke 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

19 July 2024 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Sunderland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (18:00 BST)	Richards 48'	Report	Clarke 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

21 July 2024 Friendly	Eldense	1–2	Sunderland	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (18:00 BST)	Piña 30'		Watson 22' Semedo 79'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

27 July 2024 Friendly	Blackpool	v	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

30 July 2024 Friendly	Bradford City	v	Sunderland	Bradford
19:30 BST				Stadium: Valley Parade

3 August 2024 Friendly	Sunderland	v	Marseille	Bradford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Valley Parade

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Queens Park Rangers
18	Sheffield Wednesday
19	Stoke City
20	Sunderland
21	Swansea City
22	Watford	Relegation to EFL League One
23	West Bromwich Albion	Relegation to EFL League One

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[15]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	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	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result
Position
Points

Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[16]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 August 2024 1	Cardiff City	v	Sunderland	Leckwith
12:30 BST				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

18 August 2024 2	Sunderland	v	Sheffield Wednesday	Sunderland
12:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 17 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[17]

24 August 2024 3	Sunderland	v	Burnley	Sunderland
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

31 August 2024 4	Portsmouth	v	Sunderland	Milton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Fratton Park

14 September 2024 5	Plymouth Argyle	v	Sunderland	Plymouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Home Park

21 September 2024 6	Sunderland	v	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
12:30 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[17]

28 September 2024 7	Watford	v	Sunderland	Watford
16:00 BST				Stadium: Vicarage Road

1 October 2024 8	Sunderland	v	Derby County	Sunderland
20:45 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[17]

5 October 2024 9	Sunderland	v	Leeds United	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

19 October 2024 10	Hull City	v	Sunderland	Kingston upon Hull
16:00 BST				Stadium: MKM Stadium

23 October 2024 11	Luton Town	v	Sunderland	Luton
20:45 BST				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

26 October 2024 12	Sunderland	v	Oxford United	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

2 November 2024 13	Queens Park Rangers	v	Sunderland	Shepherd's Bush
16:00 BST				Stadium: Loftus Road

6 November 2024 14	Preston North End	v	Sunderland	Preston
20:45 BST				Stadium: Deepdale

9 November 2024 15	Sunderland	v	Coventry City	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

23 November 2024 16	Millwall	v	Sunderland	Bermondsey
16:00 BST				Stadium: The Den

26 November 2024 17	Sunderland	v	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
20:45 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

30 November 2024 18	Sheffield United	v	Sunderland	Sheffield
16:00 BST				Stadium: Bramall Lane

7 December 2024 19	Sunderland	v	Stoke City	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

10 December 2024 20	Sunderland	v	Bristol City	Sunderland
20:45 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

14 December 2024 21	Swansea City	v	Sunderland	Landore
16:00 BST				Stadium: Liberty Stadium

21 December 2024 22	Sunderland	v	Norwich City	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

26 December 2024 23	Blackburn Rovers	v	Sunderland	Blackburn
16:00 BST				Stadium: Ewood Park

29 December 2024 24	Stoke City	v	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
16:00 BST				Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

1 January 2025 25	Sunderland	v	Sheffield United	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

4 January 2025 26	Sunderland	v	Portsmouth	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

18 January 2025 27	Burnley	v	Sunderland	Burnley
16:00 BST				Stadium: Turf Moor

21 January 2025 28	Derby County	v	Sunderland	Derby
20:45 BST				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

25 January 2025 29	Sunderland	v	Plymouth Argyle	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

1 February 2025 30	Middlesbrough	v	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
16:00 BST				Stadium: Riverside Stadium

8 February 2025 31	Sunderland	v	Watford	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

12 February 2025 32	Sunderland	v	Luton Town	Sunderland
20:45 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

15 February 2025 33	Leeds United	v	Sunderland	Leeds
16:00 BST				Stadium: Elland Road

22 February 2025 34	Sunderland	v	Hull City	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

1 March 2025 35	Sheffield Wednesday	v	Sunderland	Sheffield
16:00 BST				Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

8 March 2025 36	Sunderland	v	Cardiff City	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

11 March 2025 37	Sunderland	v	Preston North End	Sunderland
20:45 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

15 March 2025 38	Coventry City	v	Sunderland	Coventry
16:00 BST				Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

29 March 2025 39	Sunderland	v	Millwall	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

5 April 2025 40	West Bromwich Albion	v	Sunderland	West Bromwich
16:00 BST				Stadium: The Hawthorns

8 April 2025 41	Norwich City	v	Sunderland	Norwich
20:45 BST				Stadium: Carrow Road

12 April 2025 42	Sunderland	v	Swansea City	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

18 April 2025 43	Bristol City	v	Sunderland	Bristol
16:00 BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate

21 April 2025 44	Sunderland	v	Blackburn Rovers	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

26 April 2025 45	Oxford United	v	Sunderland	Oxford
16:00 BST				Stadium: Kassam Stadium

3 May 2025 46	Sunderland	v	Queens Park Rangers	Sunderland
16:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Sunderland being drawn away against Preston North End.^[18]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round	Preston North End	v	Sunderland	Preston
19:45 BST				Stadium: Deepdale

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Simon Moore	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Anthony Patterson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	ENG	Aji Alese	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Joe Anderson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NIR	Daniel Ballard	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NIR	Dennis Cirkin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NOR	Leo Hjelde	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	WAL	Niall Huggins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NIR	Trai Hume	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Luke O'Nien	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	FRA	Timothée Pembélé	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NED	Jenson Seelt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	AUS	Nectarios Triantis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	FRA	Abdoullah Ba	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	FRA	Adil Aouchiche	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Jobe Bellingham	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	IRL	Alan Browne	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	FRA	Pierre Ekwah	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Elliot Embleton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Jay Matete	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Dan Neil	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Chris Rigg	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	CRC	Jewison Bennette	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Jack Clarke	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ESP	Eliezer Mayenda	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Romaine Mundle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Patrick Roberts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	UKR	Nazariy Rusyn	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	POR	Luís Semedo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players away on loan:
—	GK	ENG	Nathan Bishop	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Notes

^ The loan was announced on 25 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.

References

^ "Régis Le Bris". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "Simon Moore joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "Alan Browne joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland Association Football Club. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
^ "Alex Bass joins Notts County". Sunderland AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Bishop joins Wycombe on loan". Sunderland AFC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Matty Young joins Salford on loan". Sunderland AFC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Diamond set to shine after signing three year deal". Stockport County FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "Michael Spellman signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Ellis Taylor becomes our third Summer signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Several pre-season fixtures confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Update on tour of Spain". Sunderland AFC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Lads take on Nottingham Forest in Spain". Sunderland AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "SAFC To Face Olympique Marseille". Sunderland AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sheff Wed and Middlesbrough games selected for live broadcast". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[2] The transfer was announced on 21 June, and became official on 1 July when his Coventry City contract expired.

[6] The loan was announced on 25 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.

[1] "Régis Le Bris". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

[3] "Simon Moore joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[4] "Alan Browne joins Sunderland AFC". Sunderland Association Football Club. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[5] "Alex Bass joins Notts County". Sunderland AFC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[7] "Bishop joins Wycombe on loan". Sunderland AFC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[8] "Matty Young joins Salford on loan". Sunderland AFC. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[RetainedList-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[10] "Diamond set to shine after signing three year deal". Stockport County FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[11] "Michael Spellman signs for Newport County". Newport County AFC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.

[12] "Ellis Taylor becomes our third Summer signing". Harrogate Town AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[13] "Several pre-season fixtures confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[14] "Update on tour of Spain". Sunderland AFC. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[15] "Lads take on Nottingham Forest in Spain". Sunderland AFC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[16] "SAFC To Face Olympique Marseille". Sunderland AFC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-17] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[18] "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[SheffMiddlesbroughTV-19] "Sheff Wed and Middlesbrough games selected for live broadcast". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

[20] "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

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2024–25 season
Owner	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%) Juan Sartori (36%)
Chairman	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head Coach	Régis Le Bris^[1]
Stadium	Stadium of Light
Championship	Pre-season
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
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