2015–16 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland

2015–16 season
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 (13) All: Jermain Defoe (16)
Home colours Away colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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 will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

	Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position (s)	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
13	Jordan Pickford		GK	7 March 1994	Academy
25	Vito Mannone		GK	2 March 1988	Arsenal
33	Steve Harper		GK	14 March 1975	Free Agent
Defenders
2	Billy Jones		RB	24 March 1987	West Bromwich Albion
3	Patrick van Aanholt		LB	29 August 1990	Chelsea
5	Wes Brown		CB	13 October 1979	Manchester United
15	Younès Kaboul		CB	4 January 1986	Tottenham Hotspur
16	John O'Shea		CB	30 April 1981	Manchester United
23	Lamine Koné		CB	1 February 1988	Lorient
24	DeAndre Yedlin		RB	9 July 1993	Tottenham Hotspur (on loan)
29	Valentin Roberge		CB	9 June 1987	Marítimo
Midfielders
6	Lee Cattermole		DM	21 March 1988	Wigan Athletic
7	Sebastian Larsson		CM	6 June 1985	Birmingham City
8	Jack Rodwell		CM	11 March 1991	Manchester City
17	Jeremain Lens		LW	24 November 1987	Dynamo Kyiv
20	Ola Toivonen		AM	3 July 1986	Rennes (on loan)
21	Yann M'Vila		DM	29 June 1990	Rubin Kazan (on loan)
22	Wahbi Khazri		AM	8 February 1991	Bordeaux
27	Jan Kirchhoff		DM	1 October 1990	Bayern Munich
39	George Honeyman U21		AM	8 September 1994	Academy
41	Duncan Watmore		RW	8 March 1994	Altrincham
46	Lynden Gooch U21		AM	24 December 1995	Academy
Forwards
9	Fabio Borini		ST	29 March 1991	Liverpool
10	Dame N'Doye		ST	21 February 1985 (age 30)	Trabzonspor (on loan)
18	Jermain Defoe		ST	7 October 1982	Toronto

• U21 = Under-21 player

New contracts

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

Transfers In

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

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

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]

Total Received: £15,500,000

Loans Out

First Team

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
16 Jul 2015	CB		Santiago Vergini	Getafe	End of season	[28]
31 Jul 2015	GK		Jordan Pickford	Preston North End	31 Dec 2015	[29]
31 Aug 2015	AM		Emanuele Giaccherini	Bologna	End of season	[30]
2 Oct 2015	LW		Will Buckley	Leeds United	26 Nov 2015	[31]
15 Jan 2016				Birmingham City	End of season	[32]
26 Nov 2015	DM		Liam Bridcutt	Leeds United	End of season	[33][34]
20 Jan 2016	ST		Danny Graham	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[35]
21 Jan 2016	AM		Lynden Gooch U21	Doncaster Rovers	Mar 21 2016	[36][37]
27 Jan 2016	RW		Charalampos Mavrias	Fortuna Düsseldorf	End of season	[38]
28 Jan 2016	CB		Sebastián Coates	Sporting CP	End of season	[39]
31 Jan 2016	CM		Jordi Gomez	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[40]
31 Jan 2016	ST		Steven Fletcher	Marseille	End of season	[41]
7 Mar 2016	RB		Adam Matthews	Bristol City	End of season	[42]

Pre-season friendlies

On 26 May 2015, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendly against Darlington 1883^[43] and Doncaster Rovers.^[44] On 5 June 2015, a tour of the United States and Canada was announced.^[45] On 23 June 2015, an exhibition match against Hannover 96 was announced to be played in Germany.^[46]

Darlington 1883 v Sunderland

9 July 2015 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

14 July 2015 Friendly	Sacramento Republic	1–0	Sunderland	Sacramento, United States
20:00 PDT	Iwasa  58'	Report		Stadium: Bonney Field

Pachuca v Sunderland

17 July 2015 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

22 July 2015 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 Friendly	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Sunderland	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Evina  15' Forrester  61'	Report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium

Hannover 96 v Sunderland

1 August 2015 Friendly	Hannover 96	0–1	Sunderland	Hanover, Germany
17:00 CET (UTC+2)		Report	Lens  75'	Stadium: HDI-Arena

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	17th		9 August 2015	15 May 2016
FA Cup	Third round	—	Third round	January 2016
League Cup	Second round	—	Third round	25 August 2015	22 September 2015

Last updated: 14 March 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	35	7	11	17	40	58	−18	20.00
FA Cup	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	00.00
League Cup	2	1	0	1	7	7	+0	50.00
Total	38	8	11	19	50	68	−18	21.05

Last updated: 30 April 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Crystal Palace	36	10	9	17	36	46	−10	39
17	Newcastle United	36	8	9	19	39	64	−25	33
18	Sunderland	35	7	11	17	40	58	−18	32	Relegation to the Football League Championship
19	Norwich City	35	8	7	20	35	61	−26	31
20	Aston Villa (R)	36	3	7	26	27	72	−45	16

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2016. 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).^[47]
(R) Relegated.

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
34	7	10	17	40	58	−18	31	4	5	7	17	18	−1	3	5	10	23	40	−17

Last updated: 30 April 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

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
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
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

Last updated: 30 April 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[48]

Leicester City v Sunderland

8 August 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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: Ethiad Stadium Attendance: 54,523 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Sunderland v Liverpool

30 December 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 31	Sunderland	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Kaboul  18'	Report	Gardner  47' Evans  88'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 45,144 Referee: Roger East

Sunderland v Leicester City

10 April 2016 32	Sunderland	0–2	Leicester City	Sunderland
13:30 GMT	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 33	Norwich City	0–3	Sunderland	Norwich
12:45 GMT	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 34	Sunderland	0–0	Arsenal	Sunderland
14:05 GMT	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 35	Stoke City	1–1	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	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 36	Sunderland	v	Chelsea	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light

Football League Cup

Sunderland v Exeter City

25 August 2015 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 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

Arsenal v Sunderland

9 January 2016 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

Appearances and goals

As of 30 April 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Billy Jones	24	1	23	1	0+1	0	0	0
3	DF		Patrick van Aanholt	34	3	31	3	1	0	2	0
5	DF		Wes Brown	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Lee Cattermole	32	0	25+4	0	1	0	1+1	0
7	MF		Sebastian Larsson	16	0	5+10	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Jack Rodwell	23	2	8+13	0	0	0	2	2
9	FW		Fabio Borini	25	4	20+4	4	0	0	1	0
10	FW		Dame N'Doye	10	1	4+6	1	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Adam Matthews	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK		Jordan Pickford	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
15	DF		Younès Kaboul	21	0	20+1	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		John O'Shea	28	0	22+3	0	1	0	2	0
17	MF		Jeremain Lens	21	3	13+6	2	1	1	1	0
18	FW		Jermain Defoe	32	17	26+5	14	0	0	1	3
20	MF		Ola Toivonen	14	1	9+3	0	1	0	1	1
21	MF		Yann M'Vila	37	1	34	1	0+1	0	2	0
22	MF		Wahbi Khazri	12	1	11+1	1	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Lamine Koné	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		DeAndre Yedlin	22	0	18+2	0	1	0	1	0
25	GK		Vito Mannone	18	0	17	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF		Jan Kirchhoff	13	0	12+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Valentin Roberge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		George Honeyman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	FW		Duncan Watmore	22	4	6+14	3	1	0	0+1	1
46	FW		Lynden Gooch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players out on loan:
4	MF		Liam Bridcutt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Jordi Gómez	6	0	5+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Danny Graham	12	0	4+6	0	1	0	1	0
22	DF		Sebastián Coates	19	0	14+2	0	1	0	2	0
23	MF		Emanuele Giaccherini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Steven Fletcher	18	4	11+5	4	1	0	0+1	0
27	DF		Santiago Vergini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Charalampos Mavrias	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
30	MF		Will Buckley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer with club:
1	GK		Costel Pantilimon	18	0	17	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Adam Johnson	20	2	11+8	2	0	0	1	0

Goalscorers

As of 30 April 2016

Rank	No.	Nat.	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	18		Jermain Defoe	14	0	3	17
2	9		Fabio Borini	4	0	0	4
	26		Steven Fletcher	4	0	0	4
	41		Duncan Watmore	3	0	1	4
3	3		Patrick van Aanholt	3	0	0	3
	17		Jeremain Lens	2	1	0	3
7	8		Jack Rodwell	0	0	2	2
	11		Adam Johnson	2	0	0	2
9	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
	22		Wahbi Khazri	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				4	0	0	4
Total				39	1	7	47

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 29 April 2016

No.	Nat.	Player	Matches Played	Clean Sheet %	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	TOTAL
25		Vito Mannone	14	21%	3	0	0	3
1		Costel Pantilimon	18	17%	3	0	0	3
13		Jordan Pickford	2	0%	0	0	0	0
Totals			34	18%	6	0	0	6

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 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	6									6
7	MF	Sebastian Larsson	1									1
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	2	1								2	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			59	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	61	2	0

Overall summary

Summary Games played 29 (26 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Games won 7 (6 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Games drawn 6 (6 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Games lost 17 (15 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Goals scored 41 (31 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) Goals conceded 61 (51 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 7 League Cup) Goal difference -20 (-18 Premier League, -2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Clean sheets 3 (3 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) Worst result 2–6 v. Everton (A) Most appearances Yann M'Vila (31) Top scorer Jermain Defoe (13) Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Arsenal 0–0 3–1 Aston Villa 3–1 2–2 Bournemouth 1–1 2–0 Chelsea 3–1 Crystal Palace 2–2 0–1 Everton 6–2 Leicester City 0–2 4–2 Liverpool 0–1 2–2 Manchester City 0–1 4–1 Manchester United 2–1 2–0 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 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 1–0 West Ham United 2–2 0–1 References "History". Statto. "Brown pens new deal". Sunerland A.F.C. 12 June 2015. "Cattermole pens new deal". Sunerland A.F.C. 2 July 2015. "Watmore signs new contract". Sunerland A.F.C. 22 November 2015. "Pickford pens new deal". Sunerland A.F.C. 27 January 2016. "Sunderland hands Honeyman a one year extension". Chronicle Live. 14 April 2016. "Lynden Gooch signs new 3 year". USA Today. 21 April 2016. "Sunderland sign Sebastian Coates from Liverpool on four-year deal". ESPN. 1 July 2015. "Sunderland sign Welsh international". Sunderland A.F.C. 3 July 2015. "SAFC capture Lens". "Black Cats sign Kaboul". "Borini returns to Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015. "Black Cats Sign Kirchhoff". Sunderland AFC. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016. "Sunderland sign Steve Harper". Sunderland AFC. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016. "Lamine Kone signs for Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016. "Black Cats sign Wahbi Khazri". Sunderland A.F.C. 30 January 2016. "Sunderland sign Eboue". Sunderland A.F.C. 9 March 2016. "Yann M'Vila signs". "Sunderland sign Ola Toivonen". "Deadline-day move completed". Sunderland AFC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015. "SAFC - NDoye signs". safc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14. "El-Hadji Ba becomes Charlton's second summer signing". Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2015. "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. 10 June 2015. "Wickham joins Palace". "OFFICIAL: Keeper Pantilimon Joins Hornets". Watford F.C. 19 January 2016. "Club Statement". "Contract Terminated Eboue". "Vergini loaned to Spanish club". Sunderland AFC. 16 July 2015. "Pickford joins Preston". Sunderland AFC. 31 July 2015. "Giaccherini heads out on loan". Sunderland AFC. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015. "Buckley joins Leeds on loan". BBC Sport. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015. "Buckley signs 1 month loan deal". BBC Sport. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016. "Bridcutt joins Leeds". Sunderland AFC. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015. "Leeds extends Bridcutt's loan deal". BBC Sport. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016. "Danny Graham joins Blackburn on loan". BBC. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016. "Gooch joins Doncaster on 1 month deal". BBC. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016. "Gooch extends loan deal". South Yorkshire. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016. "Mavrias heads to Germany". Sunderland AFC. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016. "Coates heads out on loan". Sunderland AFC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016. "Gomez joins Blackburn". "Fletcher join Marseille". "Matthews completes loan deal". "Black Cats to face Darlington". Sunderland AFC. 26 May 2015. "Black Cats to make Keepmoat trip". Sunderland AFC. 26 May 2015. "Black Cats head to North America". Sunderland AFC. 5 June 2015. "Black Cats travel to Germany". Sunderland AFC. 23 June 2015. "Premier League Handbook 2015/16" (pdf). The Football Association. 19 June 2015. p. 96. Retrieved 19 August 2015. "Fixtures announced". Sunderland AFC. 17 June 2015.