2025–26 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2025–26 season
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coachRégis Le Bris
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League13th
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Brobbey (5)
All:
Brian Brobbey
Enzo Le Fée
(5 each)
Highest home attendance47,257
(v. Crystal Palace, Premier League, 17 January 2026)
Lowest home attendance46,233
(v. West Ham United, Premier League, 16 August 2025)
Average home league attendance46,263
Biggest win3–0 v. West Ham United (H)
Premier League, 16 August 2025
3–0 v. Burnley (H)
Premier League, 2 February 2026
Biggest defeat0–3 v. Manchester City (A)
Premier League, 6 December 2025
0–3 v. Brentford (A)
Premier League, 7 January 2026
0–3 v. Arsenal (A)
Premier League, 7 February 2026

The 2025–26 season is the 147th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club, and the club's first season back in the Premier League since the 2016–17 campaign, following promotion from the Championship in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Squad

As of 8 September 2025
No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Anthony Patterson GK (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 Academy 30 June 2028
21 Simon Moore GK (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 Coventry City 30 June 2026
22 Robin Roefs GK (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 NEC Nijmegen 30 June 2030
Defenders
3 Dennis Cirkin LB (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2026
5 Daniel Ballard CB (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 Arsenal 30 June 2028
6 Lutsharel Geertruida RB (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 RB Leipzig 30 June 2026 (Loan)
13 Luke O'Nien CB (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 Wycombe Wanderers 30 June 2027
15 Omar Alderete CB (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 Getafe 30 June 2029
17 Reinildo LB (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 Atlético Madrid 30 June 2027
20 Nordi Mukiele RB (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 Paris Saint-Germain 30 June 2029
26 Arthur Masuaku LB (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 Beşiktaş 30 June 2027
32 Trai Hume RB (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 Linfield 30 June 2030
33 Leo Hjelde CB (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 Leeds United 30 June 2028
41 Zak Johnson CB (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 Academy 30 June 2026
42 Aji Alese CB (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 West Ham United 30 June 2027
Midfielders
4 Dan Neil CM (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 Academy 30 June 2026
11 Chris Rigg AM (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 Academy 30 June 2030
19 Habib Diarra CM (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 Strasbourg 30 June 2030
27 Noah Sadiki DM (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 Union SG 30 June 2030
28 Enzo Le Fee CM (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 Roma 30 June 2029
34 Granit Xhaka (C) DM (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 Bayer Leverkusen 30 June 2028
50 Harrison Jones AM (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 Academy 30 June 2026
Forwards
7 Chemsdine Talbi RW (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 Club Brugge 30 June 2030
9 Brian Brobbey ST (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 Ajax 30 June 2030
12 Eliezer Mayenda ST (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 Sochaux 30 June 2030
14 Romaine Mundle LW (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 Standard Liège 30 June 2028
18 Wilson Isidor ST (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 Zenit Saint Petersburg 30 June 2028
24 Simon Adingra LW (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2030
25 Bertrand Traoré RW (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 Ajax 30 June 2026
29 Ahmed Abdullahi ST (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 KAA Gent 30 June 2028
37 Jocelin Ta Bi RW (2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 Maccabi Netanya 30 June 2030
Out on Loan
2 Niall Huggins RB (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 Leeds United 30 June 2026
23 Jenson Seelt CB (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 PSV 30 June 2028
8 Alan Browne CM (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 Preston North End 30 June 2027
30 Milan Aleksić AM (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 FK Radnički 1923 30 June 2028
10 Patrick Roberts RW (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 Manchester City 30 June 2026
47 Trey Ogunsuyi ST (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 Academy 30 June 2028
Recalled from Loan
9 Marc Guiu ST (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 Chelsea 30 June 2026 (Loan)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] CM Enzo Le Fée Roma £19,300,000 [1]
1 July 2025 CM Habib Diarra Strasbourg £30,000,000 [2]
2 July 2025 CM Matthew Burns Coleraine Undisclosed [3]
4 July 2025 CM Noah Sadiki Union SG £17,500,000 [4][5]
8 July 2025 LB Reinildo Atlético Madrid Free [6][7]
9 July 2025 RW Chemsdine Talbi Club Brugge £19,500,000 [8][9]
10 July 2025 LW Simon Adingra Brighton & Hove Albion £21,000,000 [10][11]
19 July 2025 GK Isaac Allan Lincoln City Free [12]
30 July 2025 CM Granit Xhaka Bayer Leverkusen £17,300,000 [13]
1 August 2025 GK Robin Roefs NEC Nijmegen £11,500,000 [14]
10 August 2025 LB Arthur Masuaku Beşiktaş Free [15]
12 August 2025 CB Omar Alderete Getafe £10,400,000 [16][17]
17 August 2025 RB Nordi Mukiele Paris Saint-Germain £12,000,000 [18][19]
1 September 2025 ST Brian Brobbey Ajax £21,300,000 [20]
1 September 2025 RW Bertrand Traoré Ajax £2,500,000 [21]
16 January 2026 RW Jocelin Ta Bi Maccabi Netanya £3,500,000
1 February 2026 GK Melker Ellborg Malmö £3,000,000 [22][23]
2 February 2026 LW Nilson Angulo Anderlecht £15,000,000[b] [24][25]
Expenditure: £203,800,000
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 3 June, and became official on 1 July.
  2. ^ Additional potential £2,500,000 in performance-related add-ons

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
1 June 2025[a] LW Tom Watson Brighton & Hove Albion £11,000,000[b] [26]
10 June 2025 CM Jobe Bellingham Borussia Dortmund £32,000,000[c] [27][28]
1 July 2025 GK Nathan Bishop AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [29]
14 August 2025 DM Pierre Ekwah Saint-Étienne £6,000,000 [30]
22 August 2025 CB Nectarios Triantis Minnesota United £2,200,000 [31]
9 January 2026 CM Jay Matete Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [32]
13 January 2026 CM Ben Middlemas Swindon Town [33]
15 January 2026 CB Joe Anderson Barrow [34]
17 January 2026 GK Blondy Nna Noukeu US Boulogne [35]
2 February 2026 AM Adil Aouchiche Schalke 04 Undisclosed [36]
RW Patrick Roberts Birmingham City Undisclosed [37]
3 March 2026 AM Ian Poveda Internacional de Bogotá Undisclosed [38]
Income £51,200,000 (not inc. undisclosed transfers)
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 1 April, and became official on 1 June.
  2. ^ Includes a 20% sell-on clause
  3. ^ Includes a 15% sell-on clause

Loans in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
6 August 2025 ST Marc Guiu Chelsea 1 September 2025[a] [39][40]
1 September 2025 RB Lutsharel Geertruida RB Leipzig 30 June 2026[b] [41]
  1. ^ Initial loan was until 30 June 2026, however, on 1 September, Guiu was recalled back to his parent club, Chelsea.
  2. ^ Initial loan fee of £2,500,000 with an option for a permanent transfer for a further fee of £18,000,000.

Loans out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
6 July 2025 AM Adil Aouchiche Aberdeen 2 February 2026[a] [42][36]
24 July 2025 GK Matty Young Salford City 31 May 2026 [43]
13 August 2025 RB Tom Lavery Cliftonville 6 January 2026[b] [44][45]
15 August 2025 LW Rhys Walsh South Shields 12 September 2025 [46]
19 August 2025 GK Dan Cameron Hebburn Town 16 September 2025 [47]
27 August 2025 ST Luís Semedo Moreirense 31 May 2026[c] [48]
30 August 2025 ST Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi Falkirk 6 January 2026[d] [49][45]
1 September 2025 LB Oliver Bainbridge South Shields 31 May 2026[e] [50][51]
CM Alan Browne Middlesbrough 31 May 2026 [52]
RB Niall Huggins Wycombe Wanderers [53]
RW Patrick Roberts Birmingham City 2 February 2026[f] [54][37]
CB Jenson Seelt Wolfsburg 31 May 2026 [55]
2 September 2025 ST Nazariy Rusyn Arka Gdynia [56]
5 September 2025 CM Milan Aleksić Cracovia 25 January 2026[g] [57][58]
28 November 2025 CB Zak Johnson York City 31 May 2026[h] [59][51]
6 January 2026 RB Timothée Pembélé Le Havre 31 May 2026 [60]
9 January 2026 ST Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi Shrewsbury Town [61]
ST Jake Waters Spennymoor Town 7 February 2026 [51]
16 January 2026 LW Timur Tutierov Exeter City 31 May 2026 [62]
23 January 2026 GK Isaac Allan Whitby Town 3 March 2026[i] [63][64]
RB Tom Lavery FC Halifax Town 31 May 2026 [63]
RW Ethan Moore Gateshead [63]
27 January 2026 LB Arthur Masuaku Lens [65]
27 January 2026 CM Dan Neil Ipswich Town [66]
29 January 2026 CB Aji Alese Portsmouth [67]
1 February 2026 GK Anthony Patterson Millwall [68]
2 February 2026 LW Simon Adingra Monaco 31 May 2026[j] [69]
CB Leo Hjelde Sheffield United 31 May 2026 [70]
3 March 2026 GK Isaac Allan Hebburn Town [64]
GK Dan Cameron Boston United [64]
ST Jake Waters Hebburn Town [64]
  1. ^ On 2 February, Aouchiche was recalled back from his initial season-long loan at Aberdeen and subsequently signed for Schalke 04
  2. ^ On 6 January, Lavery was recalled back from his initial season-long loan at Cliftonville
  3. ^ Includes an option to make the transfer permanent for an undisclosed fee.
  4. ^ On 6 January, Samuel-Ogunsuyi was recalled back from his initial season-long loan at Falkirk
  5. ^ On 9 January, Bainbridge's loan at South Shields was extended until the end of the season
  6. ^ On 2 February, Roberts joined Birmingham City permanently
  7. ^ On 25 January, Aleksić was recalled back from his initial season-long loan at Cracovia
  8. ^ On 9 January, Johnson's loan at York City was extended until the end of the season
  9. ^ On 3 March, Allan was recalled back from his loan at Whitby Town and subsequently joined Hebburn Town on loan
  10. ^ Option to make the transfer permanent included

Released / Out of contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 GK Kelechi Chibueze [71]
RW Aaron Chungh [71]
CB Ben Crompton Ross County 1 July 2025[a] [71][72]
AM Caden Kelly South Shields 1 July 2025[b] [71][73]
CM Cuba Mitchell Bashundhara Kings 28 July 2025[c] [71]
CB Daniel Parker [71]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 19 June, and became official on 1 July.
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 23 June, and became official on 1 July.
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 28 July, and became official on 10 August.

New contracts

Date Pos. Player Contract expiry Ref.
First team
7 August 2025 ST Eliezer Mayenda 30 June 2030 [74]
13 August 2025 RB Trai Hume 30 June 2030 [75]
14 August 2025 CB Luke O'Nien 30 June 2027 [76]
28 August 2025 AM Chris Rigg 30 June 2030 [77]
1 March 2026 CB Daniel Ballard 30 June 2029[a] [78]
Academy
7 July 2025 CM Jaydon Jones Undisclosed[b] [79]
7 July 2025 AM Jack Whittaker Undisclosed[b] [79]
8 July 2025 CB Ben Kindon Undisclosed[b] [80]
8 July 2025 GK Ben Metcalf Undisclosed[b] [80]
13 August 2025 ST Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi 30 June 2028 [81]
  1. ^ Club option of an additional year
  2. ^ a b c d First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 June, Sunderland announced their initial pre-season schedule, with matches against Gateshead, South Shields, Heart of Midlothian, Hull City and Real Betis.[82] A training camp in Algarve was confirmed along with a friendlies against Sporting CP and Sevilla.[83][84] The final two fixtures of Sunderland's pre-season schedule are against FC Augsburg and Rayo Vallecano.[85]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Gateshead 2–2 Sunderland Gateshead
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
12 July 2025 Friendly South Shields 0–4 Sunderland Jarrow
16:00 BST Report
  • Isidor 1'
  • Mundle 41'
  • Aleksić 54'
  • Abdullahi 90+1'
 Stadium: 1st Cloud Arena
19 July 2025 Friendly Sevilla 1–1 Sunderland Faro-Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
21 July 2025 Friendly Sporting CP 1–0 Sunderland Faro-Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
26 July 2025 Friendly Heart of Midlothian 3–0 Sunderland Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Note: Testimonial match for Craig Gordon.
29 July 2025 Friendly Hull City 2–1 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
2 August 2025 Friendly Sunderland 0–1 Real Betis Sunderland
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
9 August 2025 Friendly FC Augsburg 0–1 Sunderland Augsburg, Germany
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: Augsburg Arena
10 August 2025 Friendly Sunderland 0–3 Rayo Vallecano Sunderland
16:30 BST Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 16 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 30 10 10 10 30 35 −5 033.33
FA Cup 10 January 2026 8 March 2026 Third round Fifth round 3 1 1 1 2 2 +0 033.33
EFL Cup 26 August 2025 Second round Second round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 34 11 12 11 33 38 −5 032.35

Last updated: 14 March 2026
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Fulham 30 12 5 13 40 43 −3 41
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 10 10 10 39 36 +3 40
13 Sunderland 30 10 10 10 30 35 −5 40
14 Crystal Palace 30 10 9 11 33 35 −2 39
15 Leeds United 30 7 11 12 37 48 −11 32
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2026. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[86]

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
30 10 10 10 30 35  −5 40 7 5 3 22 14  +8 3 5 7 8 21  −13

Last updated: 14 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWDDWLWWDDLWDLWDDDDLWLWLLLDWL
Position2767759744476698677810911891112121113
Points3367811111417181919222323262728293030333336363636374040
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2025.[87][88]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2025 1 Sunderland 3–0 West Ham United Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,233
Referee: Robert Jones
23 August 2025 2 Burnley 2–0 Sunderland Burnley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,285
Referee: Michael Salisbury
30 August 2025 3 Sunderland 2–1 Brentford Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,267
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 September 2025 4 Crystal Palace 0–0 Sunderland Selhurst
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,154
Referee: Thomas Bramall
21 September 2025 5 Sunderland 1–1 Aston Villa Sunderland
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,261
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[89]
27 September 2025 6 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland West Bridgford
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,226
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[89]
4 October 2025 7 Manchester United 2–0 Sunderland Trafford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,004
Referee: Stuart Attwell
18 October 2025 8 Sunderland 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,578
Referee: Robert Jones
25 October 2025 9 Chelsea 1–2 Sunderland Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,489
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 November 2025 10 Sunderland 1–1 Everton Sunderland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,476
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]
8 November 2025 11 Sunderland 2–2 Arsenal Sunderland
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,799
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]
22 November 2025 12 Fulham 1–0 Sunderland Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 27,560
Referee: Darren England
29 November 2025 13 Sunderland 3–2 Bournemouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,973
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 December 2025 14 Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland Liverpool
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,414
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[91]
6 December 2025 15 Manchester City 3–0 Sunderland Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,436
Referee: Andrew Madley
14 December 2025 16 Sunderland 1–0 Newcastle United Sunderland
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,158
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[91]
20 December 2025 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Sunderland Brighton and Hove
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,426
Referee: Darren England
28 December 2025 18 Sunderland 1–1 Leeds United Sunderland
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,675
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 27 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[92]
1 January 2026 19 Sunderland 0–0 Manchester City Sunderland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,920
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 30 December, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[92]
4 January 2026 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Sunderland Tottenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 60,877
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 3 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[92]
7 January 2026 21 Brentford 3–0 Sunderland Brentford
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,016
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[92]
17 January 2026 22 Sunderland 2–1 Crystal Palace Sunderland
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,257
Referee: Robert Jones
24 January 2026 23 West Ham United 3–1 Sunderland Stratford
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,456
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[93]
2 February 2026 24 Sunderland 3–0 Burnley Sunderland
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,370
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 31 January, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[93]
7 February 2026 25 Arsenal 3–0 Sunderland Holloway
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,312
Referee: Sam Barrott
11 February 2026 26 Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool Sunderland
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,159
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[94]
22 February 2026 27 Sunderland 1–3 Fulham Sunderland
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,222
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
28 February 2026 28 Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland Bournemouth
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,240
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[94]
3 March 2026 29 Leeds United 0–1 Sunderland Leeds
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,713
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 March, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[95]
14 March 2026 30 Sunderland 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Sunderland
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,497
Referee: Thomas Kirk
22 March 2026 31 Newcastle United v Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
12:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 21 March, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[95]
12 April 2026 32 Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 April, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[96]
18 April 2026 33 Aston Villa v Sunderland Birmingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
24 April 2026 34 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest Sunderland
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 April, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[96]
2 May 2026 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
9 May 2026 36 Sunderland v Manchester United Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
17 May 2026 37 Everton v Sunderland Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
24 May 2026 38 Sunderland v Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Sunderland entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to Premier League club Everton.[97][98] They were then drawn away to Oxford United in the fourth round,[99][100] and away to Port Vale in the fifth round.[101][102]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 January 2026 Third round Everton 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 Sunderland Liverpool
12:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
Attendance: 51,588
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
15 February 2026 Fourth round Oxford United 0–1 Sunderland Oxford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,879
Referee: Thomas Kirk
8 March 2026 Fifth round Port Vale 1–0 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,685
Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs not participating in European competitions, Sunderland entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to League One side Huddersfield Town.[103][104]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2025 Second round Sunderland 1–1p
(5–6 p)		 Huddersfield Town Sunderland
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 22,249
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 14 March 2026

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF  ENG Dennis Cirkin 9 0 3+4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF  ENG Dan Neil 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  NIR Daniel Ballard 28 2 22+4 2 1+1 0 0+0 0
6 DF  NED Lutsharel Geertruida 26 0 13+11 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  MAR Chemsdine Talbi 24 3 13+9 3 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  NED Brian Brobbey 24 5 14+9 5 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 FW  ECU Nilson Angulo 6 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF  ENG Chris Rigg 14 0 7+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW  ESP Eliezer Mayenda 21 2 8+10 2 2+1 0 0+0 0
13 DF  ENG Luke O'Nien 10 0 1+6 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW  ENG Romaine Mundle 16 0 2+12 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF  PAR Omar Alderete 27 1 25+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF  MOZ Reinildo 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW  FRA Wilson Isidor 30 4 11+15 4 1+2 0 1+0 0
19 MF  SEN Habib Diarra 15 3 11+2 2 2+0 1 0+0 0
20 DF  FRA Nordi Mukiele 28 1 25+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 GK  NED Robin Roefs 30 0 28+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW  BFA Bertrand Traoré 12 1 9+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF  COD Noah Sadiki 27 0 25+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF  FRA Enzo Le Fée 32 5 26+2 4 3+0 1 1+0 0
30 MF  SRB Milan Aleksić 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 GK  SWE Melker Ellborg 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF  NIR Trai Hume 32 0 28+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF  SUI Granit Xhaka 28 1 24+2 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
37 FW  CIV Jocelin Ta Bi 2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
50 MF  ENG Harrison Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
51 DF  ENG Jenson Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
1 GK  ENG Anthony Patterson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  WAL Niall Huggins 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF  NED Jenson Seelt 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 FW  CIV Simon Adingra 15 1 9+5 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF  COD Arthur Masuaku 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
9 FW  ESP Marc Guiu 3 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
10 FW  ENG Patrick Roberts 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 14 March 2026

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when disciplinary points / points per card / number of cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 17 DF Reinildo 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
32 DF Trai Hume 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
3 27 MF Noah Sadiki 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
4 28 MF Enzo Le Fée 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
34 MF Granit Xhaka 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 13 DF Luke O'Nien 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
15 DF Omar Alderete 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
20 DF Nordi Mukiele 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 5 DF Daniel Ballard 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
19 MF Habib Diarra 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 9 FW Brian Brobbey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 FW Wilson Isidor 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
22 GK Robin Roefs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 24 FW Simon Adingra 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 DF Arthur Masuaku 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 3 DF Dennis Cirkin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Dan Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW Romaine Mundle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 FW Bertrand Traoré 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 GK Melker Ellborg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 60 0 2 11 0 0 2 0 0 73 0 2

Notes

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