2015–16 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2015–16 season
Joyous Black Cats celebrate a goal at home to Chelsea, May 2016
ChairmanEllis Short
ManagerDick Advocaat
(until 4 October 2015)
Sam Allardyce
(from 9 October 2015)
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League17th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jermain Defoe (15)
All: Jermain Defoe (18)

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 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 GK (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 Academy
25 Vito Mannone GK (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988 Arsenal
33 Steve Harper GK (1975-03-14) 14 March 1975 Free Agent
Defenders
2 Billy Jones RB (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 West Bromwich Albion
3 Patrick van Aanholt LB (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 Chelsea
5 Wes Brown CB (1979-10-13) 13 October 1979 Manchester United
15 Younès Kaboul CB (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 Tottenham Hotspur
16 John O'Shea (captain) CB (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 Manchester United
23 Lamine Koné CB (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 Lorient
24 DeAndre Yedlin RB (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 Tottenham Hotspur (on loan)
34 Thomas Robson U21 LB (1995-09-11) 11 September 1995 Darlington
Midfielders
6 Lee Cattermole (vice-captain) DM (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 Wigan Athletic
7 Sebastian Larsson CM (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 Birmingham City
8 Jack Rodwell CM (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 Manchester City
17 Jeremain Lens LW (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 Dynamo Kyiv
20 Ola Toivonen AM (1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 Rennes (on loan)
21 Yann M'Vila DM (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 Rubin Kazan (on loan)
22 Wahbi Khazri AM (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 Bordeaux
27 Jan Kirchhoff DM (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990 Bayern Munich
37 Rees Greenwood U21 LW (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 Academy
39 George Honeyman U21 AM (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 Academy
41 Duncan Watmore RW (1994-03-08) 8 March 1994 Altrincham
46 Lynden Gooch U21 AM (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 Academy
Forwards
9 Fabio Borini ST (1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 Liverpool
10 Dame N'Doye ST 21 February 1985 (age 30) Trabzonspor (on loan)
18 Jermain Defoe ST (1982-10-07) 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]
5 May 2016 CB Valentin Roberge Free Agent Released [28]

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 [29]
31 Jul 2015 GK Jordan Pickford Preston North End 31 Dec 2015 [30]
31 Aug 2015 AM Emanuele Giaccherini Bologna End of season [31]
2 Oct 2015 LW Will Buckley Leeds United 26 Nov 2015 [32]
15 Jan 2016 Birmingham City End of season [33]
26 Nov 2015 DM Liam Bridcutt Leeds United End of season [34][35]
20 Jan 2016 ST Danny Graham Blackburn Rovers End of season [36]
21 Jan 2016 AM Lynden Gooch U21 Doncaster Rovers Mar 21 2016 [37][38]
27 Jan 2016 RW Charalampos Mavrias Fortuna Düsseldorf End of season [39]
28 Jan 2016 CB Sebastián Coates Sporting CP End of season [40]
31 Jan 2016 CM Jordi Gomez Blackburn Rovers End of season [41]
31 Jan 2016 ST Steven Fletcher Marseille End of season [42]
7 Mar 2016 RB Adam Matthews Bristol City End of season [43]

Pre-season friendlies

On 26 May 2015, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendly against Darlington 1883[44] and Doncaster Rovers.[45] On 5 June 2015, a tour of the United States and Canada was announced.[46] On 23 June 2015, an exhibition match against Hannover 96 was announced to be played in Germany.[47]

9 July 2015 (2015-07-09) 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
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Sacramento Republic 1–0 Sunderland Sacramento, United States
20:00 PDT Iwasa 58' Report Stadium: Bonney Field
17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly Pachuca 3–1 Sunderland Sacramento, United States
19:30 PDT Nahuelpán 16', 25'
Lozano 67'		 Report Rodwell 4' Stadium: Bonney Field
22 July 2015 (2015-07-22) Friendly Toronto 1–2 Sunderland Toronto, Canada
19:00 EDT Osorio 46' Report Defoe 65', 69' Stadium: BMO Field
29 July 2015 (2015-07-29) Friendly Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Sunderland Doncaster
19:45 BST Evina 15'
Forrester 61'		 Report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) 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 8 August 2015 15 May 2016
FA Cup Third round — Third round 9 January 2016 9 January 2016
League Cup Second round — Third round 25 August 2015 22 September 2015

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 9 12 17 48 62 −14 023.68
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
League Cup 2 1 0 1 7 7 +0 050.00
Total 41 10 12 19 56 72 −16 024.39

Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Crystal Palace 38 11 9 18 39 51 −12 42
16 Bournemouth 38 11 9 18 45 67 −22 42
17 Sunderland 38 9 12 17 48 62 −14 39
18 Newcastle United (R) 38 9 10 19 44 65 −21 37 Relegation to EFL Championship
19 Norwich City (R) 38 9 7 22 39 67 −28 34
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).[48]
(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
38 9 12 17 48 62  −14 39 6 6 7 23 20  +3 3 6 10 25 42  −17

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultLLDDLLLDLWLLWWLLLLLWWLDLDWLDDDDLWDDWWD
Position1920202019202019201819191817191919191919181919191919191717181818181718171717
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[49]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 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
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 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
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 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
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 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
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 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
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 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
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 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
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 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
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 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
25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) 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
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) 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
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 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
23 November 2015 (2015-11-23) 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
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 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
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 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
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 Sunderland 0–1 Watford Sunderland
15:00 GMT Rodwell  60' Report Ighalo 4' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,989
Referee: Graham Scott
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 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
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 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: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,523
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) 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
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 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
13 January 2016 (2016-01-13) 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
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 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
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 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
2 February 2016 (2016-02-02) 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
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 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
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 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
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 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
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 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
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 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
20 March 2016 (2016-03-20) 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
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 31 Sunderland 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
15:00 BST Kaboul  18' Report Gardner  47'
Evans  88'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,144
Referee: Roger East
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 32 Sunderland 0–2 Leicester City Sunderland
13:30 BST Borini  21' Report Fuchs  30'
Vardy 66', 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,531
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 33 Norwich City 0–3 Sunderland Norwich
12:45 BST 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
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 34 Sunderland 0–0 Arsenal Sunderland
14:05 BST Borini  58'
Khazri  90+3'		 Report Bellerín  49'
Elneny  76'
Koscielny  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 45,420
Referee: Mike Dean
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 35 Stoke City 1–1 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Arnautović 50'
Adam  75'
Imbula  83'		 Report N'Doye  79'
Larsson  90'
Defoe 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,667
Referee: Craig Pawson
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 36 Sunderland 3–2 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 BST Khazri 41'
Cattermole  52'
Borini 67'
Defoe 70'  70'
Kaboul  87'
Larsson  88'		 Report Cahill  1'
Costa 14'
Matić 45+3'
Terry  87'  90+5'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,050
Referee: Mike Jones
11 May 2016 (2016-05-11) 37 Sunderland 3–0 Everton Sunderland
19:45 BST van Aanholt 38'
Koné 42', 55'
Cattermole  67'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,454
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 Watford 2–2 Sunderland Watford
15:00 BST Prödl 48'
Deeney 61' (pen.)
Guedioura  80'		 Report Rodwell 39'
Lens 51'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 21,012
Referee: Kevin Friend

Football League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) 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
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 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

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 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 15 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  ENG Billy Jones 25 1 23+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
3 DF  NED Patrick van Aanholt 36 4 33 4 1 0 2 0
5 DF  ENG Wes Brown 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  ENG Lee Cattermole 34 0 27+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
7 MF  SWE Sebastian Larsson 19 0 6+12 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF  ENG Jack Rodwell 24 3 9+13 1 0 0 2 2
9 FW  ITA Fabio Borini 27 5 22+4 5 0 0 1 0
10 FW  SEN Dame N'Doye 11 1 5+6 1 0 0 0 0
12 DF  WAL Adam Matthews 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK  ENG Jordan Pickford 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF  FRA Younès Kaboul 23 0 22+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  EIR John O'Shea 31 0 23+5 0 1 0 2 0
17 MF  NED Jeremain Lens 22 4 14+6 3 1 1 1 0
18 FW  ENG Jermain Defoe 34 18 28+5 15 0 0 1 3
20 MF  SWE Ola Toivonen 14 1 9+3 0 1 0 1 1
21 MF  FRA Yann M'Vila 40 1 36+1 1 0+1 0 2 0
22 MF  TUN Wahbi Khazri 14 2 13+1 2 0 0 0 0
23 DF  CIV Lamine Koné 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0
24 DF  USA DeAndre Yedlin 25 0 21+2 0 1 0 1 0
25 GK  ITA Vito Mannone 20 0 19 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF  GER Jan Kirchhoff 15 0 14+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF  FRA Valentin Roberge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF  ENG Thomas Robson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF  ENG Rees Greenwood 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF  ENG George Honeyman 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
41 FW  ENG Duncan Watmore 25 4 7+16 3 1 0 0+1 1
46 FW  USA Lynden Gooch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players out on loan:
4 MF  SCO Liam Bridcutt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ESP Jordi Gómez 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW  ENG Danny Graham 12 0 4+6 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF  URU Sebastián Coates 19 0 14+2 0 1 0 2 0
23 MF  ITA Emanuele Giaccherini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW  SCO Steven Fletcher 18 4 11+5 4 1 0 0+1 0
27 DF  ARG Santiago Vergini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  GRE Charalampos Mavrias 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF  ENG Will Buckley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer with club:
1 GK  ROU Costel Pantilimon 18 0 17 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF  ENG Adam Johnson 20 2 11+8 2 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

As of 15 May 2016
Rank No. Nat. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 18 Jermain Defoe 15 0 3 18
2 9 Fabio Borini 5 0 0 5
3 3 Patrick van Aanholt 4 0 0 4
17 Jeremain Lens 3 1 0 4
26 Steven Fletcher 4 0 0 4
41 Duncan Watmore 3 0 1 4
7 8 Jack Rodwell 1 0 2 3
8 11 Adam Johnson 2 0 0 2
22 Wahbi Khazri 2 0 0 2
23 Lamine Koné 2 0 0 2
11 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
Own Goals 4 0 0 4
Total 44 1 7 52

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. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % Premier League FA Cup League Cup TOTAL
25 Vito Mannone 20 20% 4 0 0 4
1 Costel Pantilimon 18 17% 3 0 0 3
13 Jordan Pickford 2 0% 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 18% 7 0 0 7

Disciplinary record

As of 11 May 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 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 63 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 65 2 0

Overall summary

Summary

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 )
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

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Arsenal 0–0 3–1
Aston Villa 3–1 2–2
Bournemouth 1–1 2–0
Chelsea 3–2 3–1
Crystal Palace 2–2 0–1
Everton 3–0 6–2
Leicester City 0–2 4–2
Liverpool 0–1 2–2
Manchester City 0–1 4–1
Manchester United 2–1 3–0
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 2–2
West Bromwich Albion 0–0 1–0
West Ham United 2–2 0–1

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