2015–16 Sunderland A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Sunderland 2015–16 File:Sunderland 3 Chelsea 2 (8).jpg Joyous Black Cats celebrate a goal at home to Chelsea, May 2016 Dick Advocaat (until 4 October 2015)Sam Allardyce (from 9 October 2015) Ellis Short Stadium of Light Premier League 17th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Jermain Defoe (15) Jermain Defoe (18) _sunderlandfc1516h _sunderlandfc1516h _sunderlandfc1516h _sunderland1516h _color_3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 _sunderlandfc1516a _sunderlandfc1516a _sunderlandfc1516a _sunderland1516a _sunderlandfc1516a 00BB00 00BB00 00BB00 00BB00 00CC00 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 season is Sunderland's 137th season in existence, and their ninth consecutive season in the Premier League.History http://www.statto.com/football/teams/sunderland/history Statto 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. Squad First Team Squad Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Goalkeepers 13 Jordan Pickford ENG GK 1994 3 7 yes Academy 25 Vito Mannone ITA GK 1988 3 2 yes ENG Arsenal 33 Steve Harper ENG GK 1975 3 14 yes Free agent Defenders 2 Billy Jones England RB 1987 3 24 yes England West Bromwich Albion 3 Patrick van Aanholt NED LB 1990 8 29 yes ENG Chelsea 5 Wes Brown ENG CB 1979 10 13 yes ENG Manchester United15 Younès Kaboul FRA CB 1986 1 4 yes ENG Tottenham Hotspur 16 John O'Shea (captain) IRE CB 1981 4 30 yes ENG Manchester United 23 Lamine Koné CIV CB 1988 2 1 yes FRA Lorient 24 DeAndre Yedlin USA RB 1993 7 9 yes ENG Tottenham Hotspur (on loan) 34 Thomas Robson U21 ENG LB 1995 9 11 yes ENG Darlington Midfielders 6 Lee Cattermole (vice-captain) ENG DM 1988 3 21 yes ENG Wigan Athletic 7 Sebastian Larsson SWE CM 1985 6 6 yes ENG Birmingham City 8 Jack Rodwell ENG CM 1991 3 11 yes ENG Manchester City 17 Jeremain Lens NED LW 1987 11 24 yes UKR Dynamo Kyiv 20 Ola Toivonen SWE AM 1986 7 3 yes FRA Rennes (on loan) 21 Yann M'Vila FRA DM 1990 6 29 yes RUS Rubin Kazan (on loan) 22 Wahbi Khazri TUN AM 1991 2 8 yes FRA Bordeaux 27 Jan Kirchhoff GER DM 1990 10 1 yes GER Bayern Munich 37 Rees Greenwood U21 ENG LW 1996 1 20 yes Academy 39 George Honeyman U21 ENG AM 1994 9 8 yes Academy 41 Duncan Watmore ENG RW 1994 3 8 yes ENG Altrincham 46 Lynden Gooch U21 USA AM 1995 12 24 yes Academy Forwards 9 Fabio Borini ITA ST 1991 3 29 yes ENG Liverpool10Dame N'DoyeSENST21 February 1985 (age 30)TUR Trabzonspor (on loan) 18 Jermain Defoe ENG ST 1982 10 7 yes CAN Toronto U21 = Under-21 player New contracts No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerUntilSource5DefenderENG Wes BrownJune 2016http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/june/brown-pens-new-deal Brown pens new deal Sunderland A.F.C. 12 June 20156MidfielderENG Lee CattermoleJune 2021http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/july/cattermole-pens-new-deal Cattermole pens new deal Sunerland A.F.C. 2 July 201541MidfielderENG Duncan WatmoreJune 2020http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/november/watmore-signs-new-contract Watmore signs new contract Sunerland A.F.C. 22 November 201513GoalkeeperENG Jordan PickfordJune 2020http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/pickford-pens-new-deal Pickford pens new deal Sunerland A.F.C. 27 January 201639MidfielderENG George HoneymanJune 2017http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sunderland-hand-youngster-george-honeyman-11187693 Sunderland hands Honeyman a one year extension Chronicle Live 14 April 201646MidfielderUSA Lynden GoochJune 2019https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2016/04/21/american-lynden-gooch-signs-new-3-year-with-sunderland/83358380/ Lynden Gooch signs new 3 year USA Today 21 April 2016 Transfers and loans Transfers in +First Team Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. Reference 1 Jul 2015 CB URU Sebastián Coates ENG Liverpool £2,000,000 Sunderland sign Sebastian Coates from Liverpool on four-year deal http://www.espnfc.com/story/2510045/sunderland-sign-sebastian-coates-from-liverpool-for-4-years ESPN 1 July 2015 3 Jul 2015 RB WAL Adam Matthews SCO Celtic £2,000,000 Sunderland sign Welsh international http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/july/defender-signs-up Sunderland A.F.C. 3 July 2015 15 Jul 2015 LW NED Jeremain Lens UKR Dynamo Kyiv £8,000,000 SAFC capture Lens http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/july/safc-capture-lens 16 Jul 2015 CB FRA Younès Kaboul ENG Tottenham Hotspur £3,000,000 Black Cats sign Kaboul http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/july/yk/black-cats-sign-kaboul 31 Aug 2015 ST ITA Fabio Borini ENG Liverpool £10,000,000 Borini returns to Sunderland http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/august/borini-returns-to-sunderland Sunderland AFC 31 August 2015 31 August 2015 7 Jan 2016 CB GER Jan Kirchhoff GER Bayern Munich £750,000 Black Cats Sign Kirchhoff http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/black-cats-sign-kirchhoff Sunderland AFC 7 January 2016 7 January 2016 22 Jan 2016 GK ENG Steve Harper Free agent Free Sunderland sign Steve Harper http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/sunderland-sign-steve-harper Sunderland AFC 22 January 2016 22 January 2016 27 Jan 2016 CB CIV Lamine Koné FRA Lorient £5,000,000 Lamine Kone signs for Sunderland http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/lamine-kone-signs-for-sunderland Sunderland AFC 27 January 2016 27 January 2016 30 Jan 2016 AM TUN Wahbi Khazri FRA Bordeaux £9,000,000 Black Cats sign Wahbi Khazri http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/sunderland-sign-khazri Sunderland A.F.C. 30 January 2016 9 Mar 2016 RB CIV Emmanuel Eboué Free agent Free Sunderland sign Eboue http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/march/sunderland-sign-eboue Sunderland A.F.C. 9 March 2016 Total Spending: £39,750,000 Loans in +First Team Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. Reference 6 Aug 2015 DM FRA Yann M'Vila RUS Rubin Kazan End of season Yann M'Vila signs http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/august/ym-joins-sunderland 28 Aug 2015 AM SWE Ola Toivonen FRA Rennes End of season Sunderland sign Ola Toivonen http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2015/august/sunderland-sign-ola-toivonen 1 Sep 2015 RB USA DeAndre Yedlin ENG Tottenham Hotspur End of season Deadline-day move completed http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/september/deadline-day-move-completed Sunderland AFC 1 September 2015 1 September 201514 Jan 2016STSENDame N'DoyeTurkey TrabzonsporEnd of season SAFC - NDoye signs http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/ndoye-signs safc.com 2016-01-14 Transfers out +First Team Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. Reference 29 Jun 2015 DM FRA El Hadji Ba ENG Charlton Athletic £500,000 El-Hadji Ba becomes Charlton's second summer signing http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-el-hadji-ba-sunderland-premier-league-championship-transfers-2493345.aspx Charlton Athletic F.C. 29 June 2015 29 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150629193821/http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-el-hadji-ba-sunderland-premier-league-championship-transfers-2493345.aspx 29 June 2015 dead dmy-all 30 Jun 2015 RB FRA Anthony Réveillère Free agent Released Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/jun/100615-premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html Premier League 10 June 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150926084333/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/jun/100615-premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html 26 September 2015 3 Aug 2015 ST ENG Connor Wickham ENG Crystal Palace £9,000,000 Wickham joins Palace http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/august/wickham-joins-palace 19 Jan 2016 GK ROM Costel Pantilimon ENG Watford £6,000,000 OFFICIAL: Keeper Pantilimon Joins Hornets http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/costel-pantilimon-watford-fc-sunderland-premier-league-2910487.aspx Watford F.C. 19 January 2016 19 January 2016 19 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160119221916/http://www.watfordfc.com/news/article/costel-pantilimon-watford-fc-sunderland-premier-league-2910487.aspx dead 11 Feb 2016 RW ENG Adam Johnson Free Agent Sacked Club Statement http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2016/february/club-statement 31 March 2016 RB CIV Emmanuel Eboué Free Agent Released Contract Terminated Eboue https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/31/emmanuel-eboue-faces-12-month-ban-22-days-after-signing-sunderland 5 May 2016 CB FRA Valentin Roberge Free Agent Released Contract Terminated Roberge http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/football/sunderland-afc/sunderland-terminate-contract-of-defender-reports-1-7895682 Total Received: £15,500,000 Loans out +First Team Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. Reference 16 Jul 2015 CB ARG Santiago Vergini SPA Getafe End of season Vergini loaned to Spanish club http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/july/vergini-loaned-to-spanish-club Sunderland AFC 16 July 2015 31 Jul 2015 GK ENG Jordan Pickford ENG Preston North End 31 Dec 2015 Pickford joins Preston http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/july/pickford-joins-preston Sunderland AFC 31 July 2015 31 Aug 2015 AM ITA Emanuele Giaccherini ITA Bologna End of season Giaccherini heads out on loan http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/august/giaccherini-joins-bologna Sunderland AFC 31 August 2015 31 August 2015 2 Oct 2015 LW ENG Will Buckley ENG Leeds United 26 Nov 2015 Buckley joins Leeds on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/34416053 BBC Sport 2 October 2015 3 October 2015 15 Jan 2016 ENG Birmingham City End of season Buckley signs 1 month loan deal https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35324787 BBC Sport 15 January 2016 15 January 2016 26 Nov 2015 DM SCO Liam Bridcutt ENG Leeds United End of season Bridcutt joins Leeds http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/november/bridcutt-joins-leeds Sunderland AFC 2 October 2015 26 November 2015Leeds extends Bridcutt's loan deal https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35234823 BBC Sport 5 January 2016 6 January 2016 20 Jan 2016 ST ENG Danny Graham ENG Blackburn Rovers End of season Danny Graham joins Blackburn on loan https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35360959 BBC 20 January 2016 20 January 2016 21 Jan 2016 AM USA Lynden Gooch U21 ENG Doncaster Rovers Mar 21 2016 Gooch joins Doncaster on 1 month deal https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35373154 BBC 21 January 2016 20 January 2016Gooch extends loan deal http://www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk/sport/local-sport/doncaster-rovers-lynden-gooch-extends-loan-stay-1-7746028 South Yorkshire 24 February 2016 14 March 2016 27 Jan 2016 RW GRE Charalampos Mavrias GER Fortuna Düsseldorf End of season Mavrias heads to Germany http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/mavrias-off-to-germany Sunderland AFC 27 January 2016 27 January 2016 28 Jan 2016 CB URU Sebastián Coates POR Sporting CP End of season Coates heads out on loan http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/january/coates-heads-out-on-loan Sunderland AFC 28 January 2016 30 January 2016 31 Jan 2016 CM ESP Jordi Gomez ENG Blackburn Rovers End of season Gomez joins Blackburn http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/february/gomez-joins-blackburn 31 Jan 2016 ST SCO Steven Fletcher FRA Marseille End of season Fletcher join Marseille http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/february/fletcher-joins-marseille 7 Mar 2016 RB WAL Adam Matthews ENG Bristol City End of season Matthews completes loan deal http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/march/matthews-completes-loan-move Pre-season friendlies On 26 May 2015, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendly against Darlington 1883Black Cats to face Darlington http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2015/may/darlington-friendly-confirmed? Sunderland AFC 26 May 2015 and Doncaster Rovers.Black Cats to make Keepmoat trip http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2015/may/black-cats-to-make-keepmoat-trip? Sunderland AFC 26 May 2015 On 5 June 2015, a tour of the United States and Canada was announced.Black Cats head to North America http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2015/june/tour-announcement? Sunderland AFC 5 June 2015 On 23 June 2015, an exhibition match against Hannover 96 was announced to be played in Germany.Black Cats travel to Germany http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2015/june/black-cats-head-to-germany Sunderland AFC 23 June 2015 2015 07 09 y 19:45 BST Friendly Darlington 1883 2–4 Report Sunderland Thompson 8Mitchell 18 Giaccherini 23 70Graham 53Wickham 62 Heritage Park Bishop Auckland W 2015 07 14 y 20:00 PDT Friendly Sacramento Republic USA 1–0 Report Sunderland Iwasa 58 Bonney Field Sacramento, United States L 2015 07 17 y 19:30 PDT Friendly Pachuca MEX 3–1 Report Sunderland Nahuelpán 16 25Lozano 67 Rodwell 4 Bonney Field Sacramento, United States L 2015 07 22 y 19:00 EDT Friendly Toronto CAN 1–2 Report Sunderland Osorio 46 Defoe 65 69 BMO Field Toronto, Canada W 2015 07 29 y 19:45 BST Friendly Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Report Sunderland Evina 15Forrester 61 Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster L 2015 08 01 y 17:00 CET (UTC+2) Friendly Hannover 96 GER 0–1 Report Sunderland Lens 75 HDI-Arena Hanover, Germany W Competitions Overall y y Premier League 17th 8 August 2015 15 May 2016 y y FA Cup Third round Third round 9 January 2016 9 January 2016 y League Cup Second round Third round 25 August 2015 22 September 2015 15 May 2016 Overview CompetitionRecordG Games playedW Games wonD Games drawnL Games lostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceWin % Winning percentage Premier League 38 9 12 17 48 62 yes FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 3 yes League Cup 2 1 0 1 7 7 yes Total 41 10 12 19 56 72 yes 15 May 2016 Premier League 2015–16 Premier League League table SUN Results summary 6 6 7 23 20 3 6 10 25 42 15 May 2016 Premier League June 2015 Results by matchday table b Matchday 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/H/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/D/W/W/D Position 19/20/20/20/19/20/20/19/20/18/19/19/18/17/19/19/19/19/19/19/18/19/19/19/19/19/19/17/17/18/18/18/18/17/17/17/17/17 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 complete Statto.com June 2015 Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.Fixtures announced http://www.safc.com/news/club-news/2015/june/fixtures-announced Sunderland AFC 17 June 2015 2015 08 08 y 15:00 BST 1 Leicester City 4–2 Report Sunderland Vardy 11 49Mahrez 18 25 pen.Albrighton 66Schlupp 90+1 Rodwell 17Jones 42Defoe 60Fletcher 71Kaboul 73Coates 85 King Power Stadium Leicester 32,242 Lee Mason L 2015 08 15 y 15:00 BST 2 Sunderland 1–3 Report Norwich City Lens 9Watmore 88 Bassong 7Martin 26Wthittaker 37Tettey 48Redmond 57 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,379 Kevin Friend L 2015 08 22 y 15:00 BST 3 Sunderland 1–1 Report Swansea City Lens 18Cattermole 21Coates 47Defoe 62van Aanholt 82 Gomis 45+3Ayew 54Sigurðsson 90+2 Stadium of Light Sunderland 39,198 Neil Swarbrick D 2015 08 29 y 15:00 BST 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Report Sunderland Sinclair 11 pen. 41Clark 37Gil 79 M'Vila 8Lens 52Pantilimon 90 Villa Park Birmingham 35,399 Robert Madley D 2015 09 13 y 13:30 BST 5 Sunderland 0–1 Report Tottenham Hotspur Borini 21Jones 42 Vertonghen 16Mason 82 Stadium of Light Sunderland 40,303 Craig Pawson L 2015 09 19 y 15:00 BST 6 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Report Sunderland Wilson 4Ritchie 9Gosling 80Murray 90+5 Coates 15Jones 24Kaboul 2 43 74Borini 63Toivonen 85 Dean Court Bournemouth 11,271 Kevin Friend L 2015 09 26 y 15:00 BST 7 Manchester United 3–0 Report Sunderland Depay 45+4Rooney 46Mata 90 Johnson 38Jones 50Cattermole 85 Old Trafford Manchester 75,328 Mike Jones L 2015 10 03 y 15:00 BST 8 Sunderland 2–2 Report West Ham United Fletcher 10Lens 22 2 32 56Cattermole 43Coates 74 Noble 2Reid 24Cresswell 36Jenkinson 45+1 72Payet 60 Stadium of Light Sunderland 42,932 Neil Swarbrick D 2015 10 17 y 15:00 BST 9 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Report Sunderland Dawson 9Berahino 54Yacob 56 Pantilimon 55Borini 84 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 24,225 Martin Atkinson L 2015 10 25 y 13:00 GMT 10 Sunderland 3–0 Report Newcastle United Johnson 45+3 pen.Jones 65Fletcher 86 Tioté 14Coloccini 0 45+1Colback 45+3 Stadium of Light Sunderland 47,653 Robert Madley W 2015 11 01 y 13:30 GMT 11 Everton 6–2 Report Sunderland Deulofeu 19 54Koné 31 62 76Stones 53Coates 55 o.g.Lukaku 60Galloway 90+1 Defoe 18 45+4Fletcher 50Rodwell 58 Goodison Park Liverpool 36,617 Andre Marriner L 2015 11 07 y 15:00 GMT 12 Sunderland 0–1 Report Southampton Johnson 44 Mané 12Tadić 69 pen.Bertrand 75Pellè 90 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,781 Mike Jones L 2015 11 23 y 20:00 GMT 13 Crystal Palace 0–1 Report Sunderland Dann 66 Jones 53M'Vila 67Defoe 57 80 Selhurst Park London 24,361 Martin Atkinson W 2015 11 28 y 15:00 GMT 14 Sunderland 2–0 Report Stoke City van Aanholt 82Watmore 84 Adam 33Shawcross 2 42 47Pieters 81 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,516 Mike Dean W 2015 12 05 y 15:00 GMT 15 Arsenal 3–1 Report Sunderland Campbell 33Koscielny 44Giroud 63Ramsey 90+3 Giroud 45 o.g.Yedlin 80 Emirates Stadium London 59,937 Robert Madley L 2015 12 12 y 15:00 GMT 16 Sunderland 0–1 Report Watford Rodwell 60 Ighalo 4 Stadium of Light Sunderland 43,989 Graham Scott L 2015 12 19 y 15:00 GMT 17 Chelsea 3–1 Report Sunderland Ivanović 5Pedro 13Oscar 50 pen.Matić 88 Pantilimon 48Borini 53Rodwell 62O'Shea 89 Stamford Bridge London 41,562 Roger East L 2015 12 26 y 15:00 GMT 18 Manchester City 4–1 Report Sunderland Sterling 4, 12Touré 17Bony 22De Bruyne 54 Jones 36Borini 59 Etihad Stadium Manchester 54,523 Anthony Taylor L 2015 12 30 y 19:45 GMT 19 Sunderland 0–1 Report Liverpool Lens 86 Benteke 19 46Can 58Moreno 77 Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,765 Kevin Friend L 2016 01 02 y 15:00 GMT 20 Sunderland 3–1 Report Aston Villa Brown 26Richards 30 o.g.Borini 33Defoe 72 90+2Cattermole 90+5 Hutton 43Gil 63 87Traoré 69Gestede 90+5 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,535 Craig Pawson W 2016 01 13 y 19:45 GMT 21 Swansea City 2–4 Report Sunderland Sigurðsson 21 pen.Naughton 0 37Ayew 40 Defoe 3 61 85Fernández 49 o.g.van Aanholt 79Mannone 67 Liberty Stadium Swansea 20,140 Graham Scott W 2016 01 16 y 12:45 GMT 22 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Report Sunderland Eriksen 42 67Dembélé 60Kane 79 pen. van Aanholt 40Cattermole 46Johnson 55 White Hart Lane London 35,854 Mike Dean L 2016 01 23 y 15:00 GMT 23 Sunderland 1–1 Report AFC Bournemouth van Aanholt 45+1Jones 89 Afobe 13Surman 18 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,367 Roger East D 2016 02 02 y 19:45 GMT 24 Sunderland 0–1 Report Manchester City Jones 59 Agüero 16, 90+1Otamendi 80Fernandinho 90+4Sagna 90+5 Stadium of Light Sunderland 38,852 Stuart Attwell L 2016 02 06 y 19:45 GMT 25 Liverpool 2–2 Report Sunderland Firmino 59Lallana 70Moreno 81 N'Doye 39Johnson 82Defoe 89 Anfield Liverpool 44,179 Robert Madley D 2016 02 13 y 12:45 GMT 26 Sunderland 2–1 Report Manchester United Khazri 3Yedlin 38O'Shea 45+1de Gea 82 o.g. Martial 39Rooney 46Mata 58Carrick 59 Stadium of Light Sunderland 41,687 Andre Marriner W 2016 02 27 y 12:45 GMT 27 West Ham United 1–0 Report Sunderland Antonio 30Byram 71 Boleyn Ground London 34,946 Mike Dean L 2016 03 01 y 19:45 GMT 28 Sunderland 2–2 Report Crystal Palace Rodwell 16N'Doye 36Borini 90 Dann 45+1Wickham 61 67 Stadium of Light Sunderland 39,795 Anthony Taylor D 2016 03 05 y 15:00 GMT 29 Southampton 1–1 Report Sunderland Bertrand 8Fonte 0 79van Dijk 90+3 Khazri 11Defoe 85 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,458 Neil Swarbrick D 2016 03 20 y 14:30 GMT 30 Newcastle United 1–1 Report Sunderland Colback 18Janmaat 36Shelvey 52Mitrovic 83 84 Defoe 44Mannone 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,311 Martin Atkinson D 2016 04 02 y 15:00 BST 31 Sunderland 0–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Kaboul 18 Gardner 47Evans 88 Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,144 Roger East D 2016 04 10 y 13:30 BST 32 Sunderland 0–2 Report Leicester City Borini 21 Fuchs 30Vardy 66 90+5 Stadium of Light Sunderland 46,531 Anthony Taylor L 2016 04 16 y 12:45 BST 33 Norwich City 0–3 Report Sunderland Wisdom 40Olsson 59 Khazri 32Borini 41 pen.Defoe 53Cattermole 58Watmore 90+1 Carrow Road Norwich 27,117 Andre Marriner W 2016 04 24 y 14:05 BST 34 Sunderland 0–0 Report Arsenal Borini 58Khazri 90+3 Bellerín 49Elneny 76Koscielny 90+2 Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,420 Mike Dean D 2016 04 30 y 15:00 BST 35 Stoke City 1–1 Report Sunderland Arnautović 50Adam 75Imbula 83 N'Doye 79Larsson 90Defoe 90 pen. Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,667 Craig Pawson D 2016 05 07 y 15:00 BST 36 Sunderland 3–2 Report Chelsea Khazri 41Cattermole 52Borini 67Defoe 70 70Kaboul 87Larsson 88 Cahill 1Costa 14Matić 45+3Terry 2 87 90+5 Stadium of Light Sunderland 47,050 Mike Jones W 2016 05 11 y 19:45 BST 37 Sunderland 3–0 Report Everton van Aanholt 38Koné 42 55Cattermole 67 Stadium of Light Sunderland 46,454 Anthony Taylor W 2016 05 15 y 15:00 BST 38 Watford 2–2 Report Sunderland Prödl 48Deeney 61 pen.Guedioura 80 Rodwell 39Lens 51 Vicarage Road Watford 21,012 Kevin Friend D Football League Cup 2015–16 Football League Cup 2015 08 25 y 19:45 BST Second round Sunderland 6–3 Report Exeter City Rodwell 12 64Defoe 16 39 87Watmore 78 Oyeleke 19Wheeler 31McCready 43 Stadium of Light Sunderland 14,360 Stuart Attwell W 2015 09 22 y 19:45 BST Third round Sunderland 1–4 Report Manchester City Rodwell 15Coates 45+1Toivonen 83 Agüero 9 pen.De Bruyne 25Mannone 33 o.g.Sterling 36Demichelis 57 Stadium of Light Sunderland 21,644 Roger East L FA Cup 2015–16 FA Cup 2016 01 09 y 15:00 GMT Third round Arsenal 3–1 Report Sunderland Campbell 25Ramsey 72Giroud 75Gabriel 90+3 Lens 17 Emirates Stadium London 59,349 Martin Atkinson L Statistics Appearances and goals 15 May 2016 Premier League FA Cup League Cup2 Billy Jones DF ENG 23+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 3 Patrick van Aanholt DF NED 33 4 1 0 2 0 5 Wes Brown DF ENG 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 Lee Cattermole MF ENG 27+4 0 1 0 1+1 0 7 Sebastian Larsson MF SWE 6+12 0 0 0 1 0 8 Jack Rodwell MF ENG 9+13 1 0 0 2 2 9 Fabio Borini FW ITA 22+4 5 0 0 1 0 10 Dame N'Doye FW SEN 5+6 1 0 0 0 0 12 Adam Matthews DF WAL 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 13 Jordan Pickford GK ENG 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 Younès Kaboul DF FRA 22+1 0 0 0 0 0 16 John O'Shea DF IRL 23+5 0 1 0 2 0 17 Jeremain Lens MF NED 14+6 3 1 1 1 0 18 Jermain Defoe FW ENG 28+5 15 0 0 1 3 20 Ola Toivonen MF SWE 9+3 0 1 0 1 1 21 Yann M'Vila MF FRA 36+1 1 0+1 0 2 0 22 Wahbi Khazri MF TUN 13+1 2 0 0 0 0 23 Lamine Koné DF CIV 15 2 0 0 0 0 24 DeAndre Yedlin DF USA 21+2 0 1 0 1 0 25 Vito Mannone GK ITA 19 0 0 0 1 0 27 Jan Kirchhoff DF GER 14+1 0 0 0 0 0 29 Valentin Roberge DF FRA 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Thomas Robson MF ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 Rees Greenwood MF ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 George Honeyman MF ENG 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 41 Duncan Watmore FW ENG 7+16 3 1 0 0+1 1 46 Lynden Gooch FW USA 0 0 0 0 0+1 0Players out on loan: 4 Liam Bridcutt MF SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jordi Gómez MF ESP 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 19 Danny Graham FW ENG 4+6 0 1 0 1 0 22 Sebastián Coates DF URU 14+2 0 1 0 2 0 23 Emanuele Giaccherini MF ITA 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Steven Fletcher FW SCO 11+5 4 1 0 0+1 0 27 Santiago Vergini DF ARG 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Charalampos Mavrias MF GRE 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 30 Will Buckley MF ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0Players no longer with club: 1 Costel Pantilimon GK ROM 17 0 0 0 1 0 11 Adam Johnson MF ENG 11+8 2 0 0 1 0 Goalscorers 15 May 2016 thumb|upright|Jermain Defoe top-scored with eighteen goals. Rank No. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total1 18 ENG Jermain Defoe 15 0 3 182 9 ITA Fabio Borini 5 0 0 53 3 NED Patrick van Aanholt 4 0 0 4 17 NED Jeremain Lens 3 1 0 4 26 SCO Steven Fletcher 4 0 0 4 41 ENG Duncan Watmore 3 0 1 47 8 ENG Jack Rodwell 1 0 2 38 11 ENG Adam Johnson 2 0 0 2 22 TUN Wahbi Khazri 2 0 0 2 23 CIV Lamine Koné 2 0 0 211 2 ENG Billy Jones 1 0 0 1 10 SEN Dame N'Doye 1 0 0 1 20 SWE Ola Toivonen 0 0 1 1 21 FRA Yann M'Vila 1 0 0 1Own Goals4004Total 441752 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 11 May 2016 No.Nat.PlayerMatches PlayedClean Sheet %Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTOTAL 25 ITA Vito Mannone 2020% 4 0 0 4 1 ROM Costel Pantilimon 1817% 3 0 0 3 13 ENG Jordan Pickford 20% 0 0 0 0Totals4018% 7 0 0 7 Disciplinary record 11 May 2016 No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 2 2 2 2 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 63200002006520 Overall summary Summary thumb|right|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 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 OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleArsenal0–03–1Aston Villa3–12–2Bournemouth1–12–0Chelsea3–23–1Crystal Palace2–20–1Everton3–06–2Leicester City0–24–2Liverpool0–12–2Manchester City0–14–1Manchester United2–13–0Newcastle United3–01-1Norwich City1–30–3Southampton0–11–1Stoke City2–01–1Swansea City1–12–4Tottenham Hotspur0–14–1Watford0–12–2West Bromwich Albion0–01–0West Ham United2–20–1 References Sunderland Category:Sunderland A.F.C. seasons