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2025–26 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2025–26 season
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coachRégis Le Bris
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League11th
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Brobbey (5)
All:
Brian Brobbey (5)
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 attendance46,247
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 is also participating 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 England (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 Academy 30 June 2028
21 Simon Moore GK England (1990-05-19) 19 May 1990 Coventry City 30 June 2026
22 Robin Roefs GK Netherlands (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 NEC Nijmegen 30 June 2030
Defenders
3 Dennis Cirkin LB England (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2026
5 Daniel Ballard CB Northern Ireland (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 Arsenal 30 June 2028
6 Lutsharel Geertruida RB Netherlands (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 RB Leipzig 30 June 2026 (Loan)
13 Luke O'Nien CB England (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 Wycombe Wanderers 30 June 2027
15 Omar Alderete CB Paraguay (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 Getafe 30 June 2029
17 Reinildo LB Mozambique (1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 Atlético Madrid 30 June 2027
20 Nordi Mukiele RB France (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 Paris Saint-Germain 30 June 2029
26 Arthur Masuaku LB Democratic Republic of the Congo (1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 Beşiktaş 30 June 2027
32 Trai Hume RB Northern Ireland (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 Linfield 30 June 2030
33 Leo Hjelde CB Norway (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 Leeds United 30 June 2028
41 Zak Johnson CB England (2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 Academy 30 June 2026
42 Aji Alese CB England (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 West Ham United 30 June 2027
Midfielders
4 Dan Neil CM England (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 Academy 30 June 2026
11 Chris Rigg AM England (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 Academy 30 June 2030
19 Habib Diarra CM Senegal (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 Strasbourg 30 June 2030
27 Noah Sadiki DM Democratic Republic of the Congo (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 Union SG 30 June 2030
28 Enzo Le Fee CM France (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 Roma 30 June 2029
34 Granit Xhaka (C) DM Switzerland (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 Bayer Leverkusen 30 June 2028
50 Harrison Jones AM England (2004-12-25) 25 December 2004 Academy 30 June 2026
Forwards
7 Chemsdine Talbi RW Morocco (2005-05-09) 9 May 2005 Club Brugge 30 June 2030
9 Brian Brobbey ST Netherlands (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 Ajax 30 June 2030
12 Eliezer Mayenda ST Spain (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 Sochaux 30 June 2030
14 Romaine Mundle LW England (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 Standard Liège 30 June 2028
18 Wilson Isidor ST France (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 Zenit Saint Petersburg 30 June 2028
24 Simon Adingra LW Ivory Coast (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2030
25 Bertrand Traoré RW Burkina Faso (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 Ajax 30 June 2026
29 Ahmed Abdullahi ST Nigeria (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 KAA Gent 30 June 2028
37 Jocelin Ta Bi RW Ivory Coast (2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 Maccabi Netanya 30 June 2030
Out on Loan
2 Niall Huggins RB Wales (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 Leeds United 30 June 2026
23 Jenson Seelt CB Netherlands (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 PSV 30 June 2028
8 Alan Browne CM Republic of Ireland (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 Preston North End 30 June 2027
30 Milan Aleksić AM Serbia (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 FK Radnički 1923 30 June 2028
10 Patrick Roberts RW England (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 Manchester City 30 June 2026
47 Trey Ogunsuyi ST Belgium (2006-12-26) 26 December 2006 Academy 30 June 2028
Recalled from Loan
9 Marc Guiu ST Spain (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 Chelsea 30 June 2026 (Loan)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] CM France Enzo Le Fée Italy Roma £19,300,000 [1]
1 July 2025 CM Senegal Habib Diarra France Strasbourg £30,000,000 [2]
2 July 2025 CM Northern Ireland Matthew Burns Northern Ireland Coleraine Undisclosed [3]
4 July 2025 CM Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadiki Belgium Union SG £17,500,000 [4][5]
8 July 2025 LB Mozambique Reinildo Spain Atlético Madrid Free [6][7]
9 July 2025 RW Morocco Chemsdine Talbi Belgium Club Brugge £19,500,000 [8][9]
10 July 2025 LW Ivory Coast Simon Adingra England Brighton & Hove Albion £21,000,000 [10][11]
19 July 2025 GK England Isaac Allan England Lincoln City Free [12]
30 July 2025 CM Switzerland Granit Xhaka Germany Bayer Leverkusen £17,300,000 [13]
1 August 2025 GK Netherlands Robin Roefs Netherlands NEC Nijmegen £11,500,000 [14]
10 August 2025 LB Democratic Republic of the Congo Arthur Masuaku Turkey Beşiktaş Free [15]
12 August 2025 CB Paraguay Omar Alderete Spain Getafe £10,400,000 [16][17]
17 August 2025 RB France Nordi Mukiele France Paris Saint-Germain £12,000,000 [18][19]
1 September 2025 ST Netherlands Brian Brobbey Netherlands Ajax £21,300,000 [20]
1 September 2025 RW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré Netherlands Ajax £2,500,000 [21]
16 January 2026 RW Ivory Coast Jocelin Ta Bi Israel Maccabi Netanya £3,500,000
1 February 2026 GK Sweden Melker Ellborg Sweden Malmö £3,000,000 [22][23]
2 February 2026 LW Ecuador Nilson Angulo Belgium Anderlecht £15,000,000[b] [24][25]
Expenditure: Decrease £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 England Tom Watson England Brighton & Hove Albion £11,000,000[b] [26]
10 June 2025 CM England Jobe Bellingham Germany Borussia Dortmund £32,000,000[c] [27][28]
1 July 2025 GK England Nathan Bishop England AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed [29]
14 August 2025 DM France Pierre Ekwah France Saint-Étienne £6,000,000 [30]
22 August 2025 CB Australia Nectarios Triantis United States Minnesota United £2,200,000 [31]
9 January 2026 CM England Jay Matete England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [32]
13 January 2026 CM England Ben Middlemas England Swindon Town [33]
15 January 2026 CB England Joe Anderson England Barrow [34]
17 January 2026 GK Cameroon Blondy Nna Noukeu France US Boulogne [35]
2 February 2026 AM France Adil Aouchiche Germany Schalke 04 Undisclosed [36]
RW England Patrick Roberts England Birmingham City Undisclosed [37]
Income Increase £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 Spain Marc Guiu England Chelsea 1 September 2025[a] [38][39]
1 September 2025 RB Netherlands Lutsharel Geertruida Germany RB Leipzig 30 June 2026[b] [40]
  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 France Adil Aouchiche Scotland Aberdeen 2 February 2026[a] [41][36]
24 July 2025 GK England Matty Young England Salford City 31 May 2026 [42]
13 August 2025 RB England Tom Lavery Northern Ireland Cliftonville 6 January 2026[b] [43][44]
15 August 2025 LW Northern Ireland Rhys Walsh England South Shields 12 September 2025 [45]
19 August 2025 GK England Dan Cameron England Hebburn Town 16 September 2025 [46]
27 August 2025 ST Portugal Luís Semedo Portugal Moreirense 31 May 2026[c] [47]
30 August 2025 ST Belgium Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi Scotland Falkirk 6 January 2026[d] [48][44]
1 September 2025 LB England Oliver Bainbridge England South Shields 31 May 2026[e] [49][50]
CM Republic of Ireland Alan Browne England Middlesbrough 31 May 2026 [51]
RB Wales Niall Huggins England Wycombe Wanderers [52]
RW England Patrick Roberts England Birmingham City 2 February 2026[f] [53][37]
CB Netherlands Jenson Seelt Germany Wolfsburg 31 May 2026 [54]
2 September 2025 ST Ukraine Nazariy Rusyn Poland Arka Gdynia [55]
5 September 2025 CM Serbia Milan Aleksić Poland Cracovia 25 January 2026[g] [56][57]
28 November 2025 CB England Zak Johnson England York City 31 May 2026[h] [58][50]
6 January 2026 RB France Timothée Pembélé France Le Havre 31 May 2026 [59]
9 January 2026 ST Belgium Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi England Shrewsbury Town [60]
ST England Jake Waters England Spennymoor Town 7 February 2026 [50]
16 January 2026 LW Ukraine Timur Tutierov England Exeter City 31 May 2026 [61]
23 January 2026 GK England Isaac Allan England Whitby Town [62]
RB England Tom Lavery England FC Halifax Town [62]
RW England Ethan Moore England Gateshead [62]
27 January 2026 LB Democratic Republic of the Congo Arthur Masuaku France Lens [63]
27 January 2026 CM England Dan Neil England Ipswich Town [64]
29 January 2026 CB England Aji Alese England Portsmouth [65]
1 February 2026 GK England Anthony Patterson England Millwall [66]
2 February 2026 LW Ivory Coast Simon Adingra France Monaco 31 May 2026[i] [67]
CB Norway Leo Hjelde England Sheffield United 31 May 2026 [68]
  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. ^ Option to make the transfer permanent included

Released / Out of contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 GK England Kelechi Chibueze [69]
RW England Aaron Chungh [69]
CB England Ben Crompton Scotland Ross County 1 July 2025[a] [69][70]
AM England Caden Kelly England South Shields 1 July 2025[b] [69][71]
CM Bangladesh Cuba Mitchell Bangladesh Bashundhara Kings 28 July 2025[c] [69]
CB England Daniel Parker [69]
  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 Spain Eliezer Mayenda 30 June 2030 [72]
13 August 2025 RB Northern Ireland Trai Hume 30 June 2030 [73]
14 August 2025 CB England Luke O'Nien 30 June 2027 [74]
28 August 2025 AM England Chris Rigg 30 June 2030 [75]
Academy
7 July 2025 CM England Jaydon Jones Undisclosed[a] [76]
7 July 2025 AM England Jack Whittaker Undisclosed[a] [76]
8 July 2025 CB England Ben Kindon Undisclosed[a] [77]
8 July 2025 GK Northern Ireland Ben Metcalf Undisclosed[a] [77]
13 August 2025 ST Belgium Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi 30 June 2028 [78]
  1. ^ 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.[79] A training camp in Algarve was confirmed along with a friendlies against Sporting CP and Sevilla.[80][81] The final two fixtures of Sunderland's pre-season schedule are against FC Augsburg and Rayo Vallecano.[82]

  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 26 9 9 8 27 30 −3 034.62
FA Cup 10 January 2026 Third round 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
EFL Cup 26 August 2025 Second round Second round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 29 10 11 8 30 32 −2 034.48

Last updated: 15 February 2026
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Bournemouth 26 9 10 7 43 45 −2 37
10 Newcastle United 26 10 6 10 37 37 0 36
11 Sunderland 26 9 9 8 27 30 −3 36
12 Fulham 26 10 4 12 35 40 −5 34
13 Crystal Palace 26 8 8 10 28 32 −4 32
Updated to match(es) played on 18 February 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[83]

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
26 9 9 8 27 30  −3 36 7 5 1 21 10  +11 2 4 7 6 20  −14

Last updated: 11 February 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWLWDDWLWWDDLWDLWDDDDLWLWLL
Position27677597444766986778109118911
Points33678111114171819192223232627282930303333363636
Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 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.[84][85]

  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.[86]
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.[86]
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.[87]
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.[87]
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.[88]
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.[88]
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.[89]
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.[89]
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.[89]
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.[89]
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.[90]
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.[90]
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
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[91]
22 February 2026 27 Sunderland v Fulham Sunderland
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[91]
28 February 2026 28 Bournemouth v Sunderland Bournemouth
12:30 GMT Report Stadium: Dean Court
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcast.[91]
3 March 2026 29 Leeds United v Sunderland Leeds
19:30 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 4 March, but was rescheduled for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[92]
14 March 2026 30 Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
22 March 2026 31 Newcastle United v Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
12:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 21 March, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[92]
11 April 2026 32 Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
18 April 2026 33 Aston Villa v Sunderland Birmingham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
25 April 2026 34 Sunderland v Nottingham Forest Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
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: Everton 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.[93][94] Then away to Oxford United in the fourth round[95][96] and away to either Port Vale or Bristol City in the fifth round.[97]

  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
w/e 7 March 2026 Fifth round Port Vale or Bristol City v Sunderland Burslem or Bristol
TBC GMT Stadium: Vale Park or Ashton Gate

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.[98][99]

  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 15 February 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 England ENG Dennis Cirkin 8 0 3+3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF England ENG Dan Neil 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Daniel Ballard 23 2 18+4 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Lutsharel Geertruida 21 0 10+10 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Morocco MAR Chemsdine Talbi 21 3 11+9 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Brian Brobbey 22 5 12+9 5 0+1 0 0+0 0
10 FW Ecuador ECU Nilson Angulo 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England ENG Chris Rigg 11 0 6+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 FW Spain ESP Eliezer Mayenda 16 1 6+8 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
13 DF England ENG Luke O'Nien 7 0 0+5 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW England ENG Romaine Mundle 15 0 2+11 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Paraguay PAR Omar Alderete 22 1 21+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Mozambique MOZ Reinildo 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW France FRA Wilson Isidor 26 4 11+12 4 1+1 0 1+0 0
19 MF Senegal SEN Habib Diarra 10 2 7+2 1 1+0 1 0+0 0
20 DF France FRA Nordi Mukiele 27 1 24+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 GK Netherlands NED Robin Roefs 28 0 26+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
24 FW Ivory Coast CIV Simon Adingra 15 1 9+5 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Burkina Faso BFA Bertrand Traoré 10 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Arthur Masuaku 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Noah Sadiki 23 0 21+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF France FRA Enzo Le Fée 28 4 23+2 3 2+0 1 1+0 0
32 DF Northern Ireland NIR Trai Hume 28 0 24+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
34 MF Switzerland SUI Granit Xhaka 23 1 22+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW Ivory Coast CIV Jocelin Ta Bi 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
50 MF England ENG Harrison Jones 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
51 DF England 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 England ENG Anthony Patterson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Wales WAL Niall Huggins 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW England ENG Patrick Roberts 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 DF Netherlands NED Jenson Seelt 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 MF Serbia SRB Milan Aleksić 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
9 FW Spain ESP Marc Guiu 3 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 1

Disciplinary record

As of match played 15 February 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
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 17 DF Mozambique Reinildo 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
32 DF Northern Ireland Trai Hume 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
3 27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Noah Sadiki 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 28 MF France Enzo Le Fée 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
5 20 DF France Nordi Mukiele 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
34 MF Switzerland Granit Xhaka 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
7 5 DF Northern Ireland Daniel Ballard 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
13 DF England Luke O'Nien 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
15 DF Paraguay Omar Alderete 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 18 FW France Wilson Isidor 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 MF Senegal Habib Diarra 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 9 FW Netherlands Brian Brobbey 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 GK Netherlands Robin Roefs 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 FW Ivory Coast Simon Adingra 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Arthur Masuaku 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 3 DF England Dennis Cirkin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF England Dan Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW England Romaine Mundle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 FW Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 53 0 2 10 0 0 2 0 0 65 0 2

Notes

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