2017–18 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2017–18 season
ChairmanEllis Short
(until 29 April)
Stewart Donald
(from 29 April)
ManagerSimon Grayson
(until 31 October)[1]
Robbie Stockdale
Billy McKinlay
(from 31 October to 19 November)
Chris Coleman
(from 19 November to 29 April)[2]
Robbie Stockdale
(from 29 April)
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Middlesbrough)
EFL CupThird round
(knocked out by Everton)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lewis Grabban (12)
All:
Lewis Grabban (12)

The 2017–18 season was Sunderland's 139th season in existence, and their first season in the Championship since 2006, after relegation from the Premier League in the previous season.[3][4][5] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Simon Grayson began the season as Sunderland manager, following the departure of David Moyes in May 2017. However, he did not complete the full season, instead being sacked towards the end of October after only one win in his first fifteen league matches saw Sunderland rooted to the bottom of the table. He was replaced by former Wales manager Chris Coleman.

Sunderland suffered a second successive relegation on 21 April 2018, following a 1–2 home defeat to fellow struggling side Burton Albion, after they had led the match 1–0. Results elsewhere meant that the club competed in League One in the following season.[6][7][8]

The events of the season formed the backdrop to the first series of the documentary programme Sunderland 'Til I Die, which was released on Netflix on 14 December 2018.[9]

First team squad

Ages are as of 4 August 2017.

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age at Season Start Contract Ends Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Steele GK 26 2021 Blackburn Rovers
12 Lee Camp GK 32 2018 Cardiff City (loan)
25 Robbin Ruiter GK 30 2019 Utrecht
32 Max Stryjek GK 21 2019 Polonia Warsaw
Defenders
2 Billy Jones RB 30 2018 West Bromwich Albion
3 Bryan Oviedo LB 27 2020 Everton
4 Paddy McNair CB/DM/CM 22 2020 Manchester United
15 Brendan Galloway LB 21 2018 Everton (loan)
16 John O'Shea CB 36 2018 Manchester United
18 Tyias Browning RB 23 2018 Everton (loan)
21 Adam Matthews RB 25 2019 Celtic
22 Donald Love RB 22 2020 Manchester United
23 Lamine Koné CB 28 2020 Lorient
35 Jake Clarke-Salter CB 19 2018 Chelsea (loan)
36 Marc Wilson CB/LB 29 2018 Bournemouth
Midfielders
6 Lee Cattermole (C) DM 29 2021 Wigan Athletic
7 Jonny Williams CM 23 2018 Crystal Palace (loan)
8 Jack Rodwell CM 26 2019 Manchester City
11 Kazenga LuaLua LW 26 2018 Brighton & Hove Albion
13 Callum McManaman RW 26 2019 West Bromwich Albion
14 Duncan Watmore RW/LW 23 2020 Altrincham
19 Aiden McGeady LW/RW 31 2020 Everton
24 Darron Gibson CM/DM 29 2018 Everton
26 George Honeyman AM 22 2019 Academy
27 Lynden Gooch AM 21 2019 Academy
28 Ethan Robson CM 21 2018 Academy
40 Elliot Embleton CM 18 2019 Academy
53 Ovie Ejaria CM 19 2018 Liverpool (loan)
Forwards
9 Ashley Fletcher ST 21 2018 Middlesbrough (loan)
20 Josh Maja ST 18 2019 Manchester City
29 Joel Asoro ST 18 2019 IF Brommapojkarna

New contracts

No. Pos Player Until Source
26 Midfielder George Honeyman June 2019 [10]
16 Defender John O'Shea June 2018 [11]

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 July 2017 LW Aiden McGeady Everton £250,000 [12]
13 July 2017 ST James Vaughan Bury £500,000 [12]
26 July 2017 GK Jason Steele Blackburn Rovers £500,000 [13]
2 August 2017 GK Robbin Ruiter Utrecht Free [14]
31 August 2017 CB Marc Wilson Bournemouth Free [15]
31 August 2017 LW Callum McManaman West Bromwich Albion Free [16]
25 January 2018 LW Kazenga LuaLua Brighton & Hove Albion Free [17]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
5 July 2017 LB Brendan Galloway Everton 30 June 2018 [18]
8 July 2017 RB Tyias Browning Everton 30 June 2018 [19]
26 July 2017 ST Lewis Grabban Bournemouth 5 January 2018 [20]
31 August 2017 AM Jonny Williams Crystal Palace 30 June 2018 [21]
8 January 2018 CB Jake Clarke-Salter Chelsea 30 June 2018 [22]
31 January 2018 CM Ovie Ejaria Liverpool 30 June 2018 [23]
31 January 2018 ST Ashley Fletcher Middlesbrough 30 June 2018 [24]
31 January 2018 GK Lee Camp Cardiff City 30 June 2018

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB Joleon Lescott Free agent Released [25]
1 July 2017 DM Jan Kirchhoff Free agent Released [25]
1 July 2017 CM Sebastian Larsson Hull City Free [25]
1 July 2017 RW Will Buckley Bolton Wanderers Free [26]
1 July 2017 LW Steven Pienaar Bidvest Wits Free [25]
1 July 2017 ST Victor Anichebe Beijing Enterprises Free [27]
1 July 2017 GK Jordan Pickford Everton £30,000,000 [28]
1 July 2017 ST Jermain Defoe Bournemouth Free [29]
19 July 2017 GK Vito Mannone Reading £2,000,000 [30]
12 January 2018 GK Mika Free agent Released [31]
12 January 2018 FW James Vaughan Wigan Athletic £300,000 [32]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 July 2017 LW Fabio Borini Milan 30 June 2018 [33]
7 August 2017 RW Jeremain Lens Beşiktaş 30 June 2018 [34]
30 August 2017 CB Michael Ledger Hartlepool United 30 June 2018 [35]
31 August 2017 GK Max Stryjek Accrington Stanley 18 January 2018 [36]
31 August 2017 CB Papy Djilobodji Dijon 30 June 2018 [37]
31 August 2017 AM Wahbi Khazri Rennes 30 June 2018 [38]
20 October 2017 ST Andrew Nelson Harrogate Town 17 November 2017 [39]
2 January 2018 Falkirk End of season [40]
7 December 2017 GK James Talbot Darlington 30 June 2018 [41]
20 January 2018 DF Tom Beadling Dunfermline Athletic 30 June 2018 [42]
31 January 2018 MF Didier Ndong Watford 30 June 2018 [43]

Pre-season friendlies

Sunderland announced eight pre-season friendlies against Bury,[44] Hibernian,[45] Livingston, Bradford City, Scunthorpe United,[46] St Johnstone,[47] Celtic[48] and Hartlepool United.[49]

7 July 2017 Bury 2–3 Sunderland Bury
19:30 BST Tutte 19'
Reilly 27'		 Report Rodwell 37'
Maja 77', 86'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Darren Handley
9 July 2017 Hibernian 2–2 Sunderland Leith, Scotland
14:00 BST Boyle 68'
S. Murray 72'		 Report Khazri 42'
Lens 54'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 9,309
Referee: Gavin Duncan
12 July 2017 Livingston 0–3 Sunderland Livingston, Scotland
19:45 BST Report Khazri 25'
Asoro 76'
Lens 90'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Steven Kirkland
15 July 2017 St Johnstone 3–0 Sunderland Perth, Scotland
15:00 BST MacLean 19'
Wotherspoon 21', 24'		 Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Nick Walsh
18 July 2017 Hartlepool United 1–2 Sunderland Hartlepool
19:30 BST Donaldson 62' Report Maja 37'
Lens 90'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,728
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
22 July 2017 Bradford City 2–3 Sunderland Bradford
15:00 BST McMahon 65' (pen.)
Gibson 90'		 Report Maja 5'
Lens 8'
Jones 42'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3,902
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 July 2017 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Sunderland Scunthorpe
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,794
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 July 2017 Sunderland 0–5 Celtic Sunderland
15:00 BST Vaughan 35' Report McGregor 5', 15', 57' (pen.)
Hayes 39'
Armstrong 70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: Not announced
Referee: Tony Harrington

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Reading 46 10 14 22 48 70 −22 44
21 Bolton Wanderers 46 10 13 23 39 74 −35 43
22 Barnsley (R) 46 9 14 23 48 72 −24 41 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Burton Albion (R) 46 10 11 25 38 81 −43 41
24 Sunderland (R) 46 7 16 23 52 80 −28 37
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 7 16 23 52 80  −28 37 3 7 13 23 39  −16 4 9 10 29 41  −12

Last updated: 13 January 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWDLLLLDLLDDDLDLDLWLDWDLWLLWLLDLLDDLLLWLDDDLLW
Position156612192020212223232323232224242422232321222221242422232323232424242424242323232324242424
Points145555566678991010111114141518191922222225252526262627282828283131323334343437
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were released on 21 June 2017.[50]

4 August 2017 1 Sunderland 1–1 Derby County Sunderland
19:45 BST Grabban 42' (pen.)
Vaughan  89'		 Report Johnson 11' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,578
Referee: Oliver Langford
13 August 2017 2 Norwich City 1–3 Sunderland Norwich
13:30 BST Grabban 79' (o.g.) Report Grabban 27', 72'
Vaughan  53'
McGeady 60'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,343
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 August 2017 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sunderland Owlerton
19:45 BST Jones 70' Report Honeyman 4'
Galloway  77'		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 27,631
Referee: Steve Martin
19 August 2017 4 Sunderland 0–2 Leeds United Sunderland
17:30 BST Galloway  36'
Koné  69'
Ndong  82'		 Report Sáiz 21'
Dallas 76'
Wiedewald  68'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,237
Referee: Andy Davies
26 August 2017 5 Barnsley 3–0 Sunderland Barnsley
15:00 BST Ugbo 31'
Barnes 35'
Lindsay  40'
Moncur 67'		 Report Oviedo  77'
McGeady  87'
Khazri  90+4'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 15,697
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
9 September 2017 6 Sunderland 1–2 Sheffield United Sunderland
16:00 BST Wilson  48'
Rodwell 90+4'		 Report Donaldson 21', 77'
Coutts  48'
Lundstram  90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,579
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
12 September 2017 7 Sunderland 0–1 Nottingham Forest Sunderland
19:45 BST Cattermole  48' Report Murphy 86'
Cummings  90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,021
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 September 2017 8 Hull City 1–1 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Grosicki  43'
Meyler 82'
Tomori  90'		 Report Vaughan 17'
Williams  74'
Oviedo  75'
Rodwell  77'
Gooch  90'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 16,597
Referee: Darren England
23 September 2017 9 Sunderland 1–2 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 BST Cattermole  11'
Gooch 53' (pen.)
Browning  70'
Koné  73'		 Report Richards  19'
Bryson 7'
Gunnarsson  60'
Ralls 73' (pen.),  81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,733
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 September 2017 10 Ipswich Town 5–2 Sunderland Ipswich
19:45 BST Waghorn 6'
Spence 27'
Celina 55'
McGoldrick 60'
Nydam  85'
Ward 89'		 Report Jones 10'
Vaughan  44'
McGeady 65',  67'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,907
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 September 2017 11 Preston North End 2–2 Sunderland Preston
15:00 BST Fisher  23'
Harrop 55'
Hugill 57'		 Report Honeyman 28'
McGeady 59'
Steele  68'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 17,621
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
14 October 2017 12 Sunderland 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady 61' Report Sylla 37' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,066
Referee: Stephen Martin
21 October 2017 13 Brentford 3–3 Sunderland Brentford, London
15:00 BST Yennaris 8'
Jozefzoon 47'
Dalsgaard  61'
Maupay 78',  90+4'		 Report Grabban 13', 45+2' (pen.)
Oviedo  37'
Bentley 40' (o.g.)
Cattermole  52'
Ndong  72'
Koné  90+1'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,726
Referee: Darren England
28 October 2017 14 Sunderland 1–2 Bristol City Sunderland
15:00 BST Ndong  27'
Grabban 45+2'
Jones  64'		 Report Reid 28',  83'
Đurić 73'
Pack  86'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,317
Referee: Darren Bond
31 October 2017 15 Sunderland 3–3 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
19:45 GMT Grabban 45', 57',  85'
McNair 79'		 Report Ameobi 32'
Madine 60'
Henry 67'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,395
Referee: Tony Harrington
5 November 2017 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
12:00 GMT Tavernier 6'
Christie  63'		 Report Jones  17'
Cattermole  45'
McGeady  60'
Wilson  75'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 29,277
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
18 November 2017 17 Sunderland 2–2 Millwall Sunderland
15:00 GMT Grabban 12'
Matthews 46'
Oviedo  62'
Cattermole  65'
Honeyman  69'		 Report Saville 16', 20' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,399
Referee: Tim Robinson
22 November 2017 18 Aston Villa 2–1 Sunderland Birmingham
19:45 GMT Adomah 10'
Onomah 49'		 Report Grabban 72' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,662
Referee: Stephen Martin
25 November 2017 19 Burton Albion 0–2 Sunderland Burton
15:00 GMT Report Honeyman  49', 88'
O'Shea  66'
Vaughan 84',  85'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,808
Referee: Darren England
2 December 2017 20 Sunderland 1–3 Reading Sunderland
15:00 GMT McManaman  15'  45+3'
Cattermole  35'
Oviedo  43'
Grabban 76' (pen.)		 Report McShane  16'
Edwards 53'
Barrow 68', 71'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,386
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 December 2017 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Douglas  65' Report Wilson  51'
Cattermole  61'  62'
Honeyman  63'
Browning  80'		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,488
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
16 December 2017 22 Sunderland 1–0 Fulham Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch  62'
Maja 77'		 Report Ojo  60'
Fredericks  90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,904
Referee: Steve Martin
23 December 2017 23 Sunderland 1–1 Birmingham City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Grabban 21' Report Gallagher 16',  56'  67'
Kieftenbeld  64'
Dean  80'
Grounds  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,312
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 December 2017 24 Sheffield United 3–0 Sunderland Sheffield
15:00 GMT Lundstram 36'
Stearman 58'
Baldock 62'
Basham  77'		 Report Wilson  50'
Oviedo  58'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,668
Referee: Peter Bankes
30 December 2017 25 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Sunderland West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Traoré  82' Report McGeady 40' Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 26,830
Referee: Darren Bond
1 January 2018 26 Sunderland 0–1 Barnsley Sunderland
15:00 GMT Love  61' Report Potts  11'
Pinnock 47'
Lindsay  50'
Davies  67'
Bradshaw  80'
Fryers  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,311
Referee: Robert Jones
13 January 2018 27 Cardiff City 4–0 Sunderland Cardiff
12:30 GMT Paterson 46', 80'
Ralls 55'
Morrison  85'
Pilkington 90+4'		 Report Oviedo  41'
Gooch  45+1'
Ndong  49'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,703
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Live on Sky
20 January 2018 28 Sunderland 1–0 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Asoro 20',  78'
Browning  58'
Gooch  90'
Cattermole  90+2'		 Report Dawson  74'
Larsson  81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,437
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 January 2018 29 Birmingham City 3–1 Sunderland Birmingham
19:45 GMT Davis 28'
Boga 44'
Gallagher 54'		 Report Oviedo 83' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,601
Referee: Darren Bond
3 February 2018 30 Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Asoro  19' Report Garner 35',  54'
Matthews 45+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,909
Referee: Darren England
10 February 2018 31 Bristol City 3–3 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT Flint 5'
Diedhiou 31', 37',  57'
Smith  45'
Bryan  80'		 Report Brownhill 70' (o.g.)
Jones  72'
McGeady 81'
Pack 90+2' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,580
Referee: James Linington
17 February 2018 32 Sunderland 0–2 Brentford Sunderland
15:00 GMT Jones  36'
Fletcher  65'
McGeady  74'		 Report Mokotjo 13'
Maupay 28'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,702
Referee: John Brooks
20 February 2018 33 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Sunderland Bolton
20:00 GMT Clough 17'
Wheater  65'
Henry  67'
Morais  90+2'
Ameobi  90+5'		 Report Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14,915
Referee: David Coote
24 February 2018 34 Sunderland 3–3 Middlesbrough Sunderland
15:00 GMT Asoro 11'
Clarke-Salter  24'
Williams 58'
McManaman 90+6'		 Report Traoré  37'
Bamford 49', 68'
Leadbitter 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,048
Referee: Tim Robinson
3 March 2018 35 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT Hutchinson 69'
Saville  80'
Morison  90+6'		 Report Oviedo 29'
Steele  90+2'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,358
Referee: Andy Davies
6 March 2018 36 Sunderland 0–3 Aston Villa Sunderland
19:45 GMT Love  23'
Oviedo  55'		 Report Grabban 34'
Chester  35'
Chester 45+3'
Oviedo 66' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,081
Referee: Andy Madley
10 March 2018 37 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Sunderland Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT Freeman  61'
Eze 62'
Onuoha  74'		 Report Steele  49'
O'Shea  70'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,216
Referee: Robert Jones
17 March 2018 38 Sunderland 0–2 Preston North End Sunderland
15:00 GMT Clarke-Salter  34'  60' Report Maguire 50'
Robinson 63'
Earl  81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,543
Referee: Darren Bond
30 March 2018 39 Derby County 1–4 Sunderland Derby
12:00 BST Vydra 42',  84'
Johnson  90'		 Report Honeyman 10'
Fletcher 36'
McGeady 50' (pen.)
Koné  59'
Love  63'
Cattermole  67'
O'Shea  72', 76'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 27,890
Referee: James Linington
2 April 2018 40 Sunderland 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady  50'
Honeyman 61'		 Report Bannan  40'
Lucas João 59'
Lees 68'
Nuhiu 75'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,786
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 April 2018 41 Leeds United 1–1 Sunderland Leeds
15:00 BST Hernández 72'
O'Connor  75'
Alioski  83'
Berardi
Jansson  90+1'		 Report Honeyman  12'
McNair 48'
Koné  70'
McManaman  90+1'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,461
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
10 April 2018 42 Sunderland 1–1 Norwich City Sunderland
19:45 BST Honeyman 63' Report Pinto 89' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 24,894
Referee: David Coote
14 April 2018 43 Reading 2–2 Sunderland Reading
15:00 BST Kelly 20' (pen.)
Kermorgant 79'
Swift  85'		 Report McNair 47'
Cattermole 66'
Love  90+4'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 17,348
Referee: Steve Martin
21 April 2018 44 Sunderland 1–2 Burton Albion Sunderland
15:00 BST McNair 34',  74'
Wilson  45'
McManaman  59'
Honeyman  90+4'
McGeady  90+7'
Cattermole  90+7'		 Report Davenport  45+2'
Bent 86'
Boyce 90+2',  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 25,475
Referee: Darren England
27 April 2018 45 Fulham 2–1 Sunderland Fulham, London
19:45 BST Piazon 45'
Mitrović 76'
Bettinelli  90+3'
Kamara  90+6'		 Report Asoro 28'
O'Shea  45'
Fletcher  61'
Steele  62'
McManaman  90+6'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,849
Referee: Peter Bankes
6 May 2018 46 Sunderland 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
12:30 BST Ejaria 19'
Fletcher 45'
McNair 66'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,452
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Sunderland entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Middlesbrough.[51]

6 January 2018 Third round Middlesbrough 2–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Gestede 10'
Braithwaite 42'
Traoré  55'		 Report Honeyman  25'
Leadbitter  50'
Love  57'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,399
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Sunderland were drawn away to Bury in the first round.[52][53] A trip to Carlisle United was announced for the second round.[54] A third away trip in the competition against Everton was drawn for the third round.[55]

10 August 2017 First round Bury 0–1 Sunderland Bury
19:45 BST Report Browning  45+1'
Khazri  62'
Honeyman 69'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,470
Referee: Robert Jones
22 August 2017 Second round Carlisle United 1–2 Sunderland Carlisle
19:45 BST Grainger 60' Report Love 25'
Khazri  57'
Djilobodji  59'
Ndong  64'
Gooch 80'
Vaughan  90+6'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,187
Referee: Darren Bond
20 September 2017 Third round Everton 3–0 Sunderland Walton
19:45 BST Calvert-Lewin 39', 52'
Niasse 83'		 Report Gibson  51' Stadium: Goodison Park
Referee: Oliver Langford

Squad statistics

Top scorers

The list is sorted by league goals and then shirt number when total goals are equal.

  • = Player left club mid-season

Last updated on 30 May 2018.

Rnk Pos No. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 11 Lewis Grabban 12 0 0 12
2 MF 19 Aiden McGeady 7 0 0 7
MF 26 George Honeyman 6 0 1 7
4 MF 4 Paddy McNair 5 0 0 5
5 FW 29 Joel Asoro 3 0 0 3
6 DF 3 Bryan Oviedo 2 0 0 2
FW 9 James Vaughan* 2 0 0 2
FW 9 Ashley Fletcher 2 0 0 2
MF 27 Lynden Gooch 1 0 1 2
10 DF 2 Billy Jones 1 0 0 1
MF 6 Lee Cattermole 1 0 0 1
MF 7 Jonny Williams 1 0 0 1
MF 8 Jack Rodwell 1 0 0 1
MF 13 Callum McManaman 1 0 0 1
DF 16 John O'Shea 1 0 0 1
FW 20 Josh Maja 1 0 0 1
DF 21 Adam Matthews 1 0 0 1
MF 53 Ovie Ejaria 1 0 0 1
DF 22 Donald Love 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 3 0 3 1
Total 52 0 3 55

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 7 May 2018.[56][57][58]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Jason Steele 18 0 15 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF  ENG Billy Jones 24 1 19+3 1 1 0 1 0
3 DF  CRC Bryan Oviedo 36 2 31+3 2 1 0 1 0
4 DF  NIR Paddy McNair 16 5 12+4 5 0 0 0 0
6 MF  ENG Lee Cattermole 35 1 34+1 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF  WAL Jonny Williams 13 1 7+5 1 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF  ENG Jack Rodwell 3 1 1+1 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW  ENG Ashley Fletcher 16 2 15+1 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF  COD Kazenga LuaLua 6 0 0+6 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK  NIR Lee Camp 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF  ENG Callum McManaman 26 1 13+11 1 0+1 0 1 0
14 MF  ENG Duncan Watmore 6 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF  ENG Brendan Galloway 8 0 5+2 0 1 0 0 0
16 DF  IRL John O'Shea 40 1 34+3 1 2 0 1 0
18 DF  ENG Tyias Browning 29 0 26+1 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF  IRL Aiden McGeady 37 7 28+7 7 1+1 0 0 0
20 FW  ENG Josh Maja 18 1 6+11 1 0 0 1 0
21 DF  WAL Adam Matthews 37 1 25+9 1 3 0 0 0
22 DF  SCO Donald Love 14 1 11 0 2 1 1 0
23 DF  CIV Lamine Koné 26 0 24 0 1+1 0 0 0
25 GK  NED Robbin Ruiter 21 0 20 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF  ENG George Honeyman 45 7 37+5 6 2 1 1 0
27 MF  USA Lynden Gooch 27 2 12+12 1 2+1 1 0 0
28 MF  ENG Ethan Robson 11 0 6+3 0 0+1 0 1 0
29 FW  SWE Joel Asoro 29 3 11+15 3 1+1 0 0+1 0
35 DF  ENG Jake Clarke-Salter 11 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF  IRL Marc Wilson 22 0 20+1 0 0 0 1 0
37 MF  ENG Bali Mumba 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF  ENG Elliot Embleton 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 DF  ENG Denver Hume 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
52 MF  ENG Luke Molyneux 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
53 MF  ENG Ovie Ejaria 11 1 9+2 1 0 0 0 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
5 DF  SEN Papy Djilobodji 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
10 MF  TUN Wahbi Khazri 5 0 0+3 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF  GAB Didier N'Dong 21 0 16+2 0 3 0 0 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:
9 FW  ENG James Vaughan 27 2 15+8 2 1+2 0 0+1 0
11 FW  ENG Lewis Grabban 20 12 18+1 12 1 0 0 0
24 MF  IRL Darron Gibson 18 0 12+3 0 3 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

As of 30 September 2017
No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
       
1 GK Jason Steele 1                 1  
3 DF Bryan Oviedo 2                 2  
5 DF Papy Djilobodji             1     1  
6 MF Lee Cattermole 2                 2  
7 MF Jonny Williams 1                 1  
8 MF Jack Rodwell 1                 1  
9 FW James Vaughan 3           1     4  
10 MF Wahbi Khazri 1           2     3  
15 DF Brendan Galloway 2                 2  
17 MF Didier N'Dong 1           1     2  
18 DF Tyias Browning 1           1     2  
19 RW Aiden McGeady 2                 2  
23 DF Lamine Koné 2                 2  
24 MF Darron Gibson             1     1  
27 MF Lynden Gooch 1                 1  
36 DF Marc Wilson 1                 1  
Total 21 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 28 0 0

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