2022–23 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2022–23 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
ManagerAlex Neil
(until 28 August)[1]
Tony Mowbray
(from 30 August)[2]
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship6th
Play-offsSemi-finals
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Amad (13)
All:
Amad (14)
Highest home attendance44,944 vs Watford
(EFL Championship)
46,060 vs Luton Town (Championship play-offs)
Lowest home attendance35,900 vs Blackpool
(EFL Championship)
29,651 vs Fulham
(FA Cup)
Average home league attendance39,140
Biggest win3–0 v Rotherham (H)
(31 August 2022)
0–3 v Reading (A)
(14 September 2022)
3–0 v Millwall (H)
(3 December 2022)
1–4 v Wigan Athletic (A)
(29 December 2022)
0–3 v Queens Park Rangers (A)
(14 February 2023)
0–3 v Preston North End (A)
(6 May 2023)
Biggest defeat1–5 v Stoke City (H)
(4 March 2023)

The 2022–23 season was Sunderland's 144th season in their existence, and the club's first season return in the Championship since the 2017–18 season, following their promotion via the play-offs in the previous season. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

The club finished sixth in the Championship, and were defeated by Luton Town in the play off semi-finals.

First team squad

As of match(es) played on 20 March 2023
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Anthony Patterson GK 25 2026 Academy 67 0
12 Alex Bass GK 27 2025 Portsmouth 2 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins RB 24 2025 Leeds United 6 0
3 Dennis Cirkin LB 23 2024 Tottenham Hotspur 63 2
5 Daniel Ballard CB 25 2025 Arsenal 22 0
6 Danny Batth CB 34 2023 Stoke City 49 1
26 Bailey Wright CB 32 2024 Bristol City 107 4
32 Trai Hume RB 23 2026 Linfield 27 0
42 Aji Alese CB 24 2025 West Ham United 23 1
45 Joe Anderson CB 24 2026 Everton 1 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans CM 34 2023 Blackburn Rovers 64 2
7 Leon Dajaku RW 24 2024 Union Berlin 36 4
8 Elliot Embleton AM 26 2025 Academy 92 11
10 Patrick Roberts RW 28 2024 Manchester City 55 6
11 Lynden Gooch AM 29 2024 Academy 235 25
13 Luke O'Nien CM 30 2024 Wycombe Wanderers 212 17
15 Carl Winchester CM 32 2023 Forest Green Rovers 67 4
16 Amad RW 22 2023 Manchester United (loan) 32 9
17 Abdoullah Ba CM 21 2027 Le Havre 25 1
18 Ellis Taylor LW 22 2024 Academy 4 0
19 Jewison Bennette LW 21 2026 Herediano 18 2
20 Jack Clarke LW 24 2026 Tottenham Hotspur 60 10
21 Alex Pritchard AM 32 2023 Huddersfield Town 80 6
22 Isaac Lihadji RW 23 2025 Lille 3 0
23 Jack Diamond LW 25 2024 Academy 45 2
24 Dan Neil CM 23 2026 Academy 94 6
25 Edouard Michut CM 22 2023 Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 20 1
27 Jay Matete CM 24 2026 Fleetwood Town 25 0
29 Harrison Sohna CM 23 2023 Aston Villa 4 0
31 Chris Rigg CM 18 2024 Academy 3 0
33 Michael Spellman LW 22 2023 Chester-le-Street United 1 0
34 Caden Kelly CM 21 2024 Academy 2 0
39 Pierre Ekwah CM 23 2027 West Ham United 9 0
Forwards
9 Ellis Simms ST 24 2023 Everton (loan) 17 7
14 Ross Stewart ST 28 2023 Ross County 81 40
28 Joe Gelhardt ST 23 2023 Leeds United (loan) 10 1

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2022 CB Daniel Ballard Arsenal Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2022 RW Leon Dajaku Union Berlin Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2022 LW Michael Spellman Chester-le-Street United Free Transfer [5]
9 July 2022 RW Jack Clarke Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [6]
15 July 2022 CB Aji Alese West Ham United Undisclosed [7]
22 July 2022 CB Ben Crompton Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer [8]
22 July 2022 AM Owen Robinson AFC Fylde Free Transfer [8]
22 July 2022 ST Max Thompson Burnley Undisclosed [8]
22 July 2022 CB Callum Wilson Shrewsbury Town Free Transfer [8]
26 July 2022 GK Alex Bass Portsmouth Undisclosed [9]
12 August 2022 LB Connor Pye Morecambe Undisclosed [10]
12 August 2022 DM Tom Chiabi Cardiff City Free Transfer [10]
25 August 2022 LW Jewison Bennette Herediano Undisclosed [11]
31 August 2022 CM Abdoullah Ba Le Havre Undisclosed [12]
23 January 2023 CM Pierre Ekwah West Ham United Undisclosed [13]
27 January 2023 RW Isaac Lihadji Lille Undisclosed [14]
31 January 2023 CB Joe Anderson Everton Undisclosed [15]
13 April 2023 CF Timur Tuterov Kolos Kovalivka Free Transfer [16]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2022 CB Patrick Almond Shildon Released [4][17]
30 June 2022 GK Lee Burge Northampton Town Released [4][18]
30 June 2022 ST Luke Chapman Unattached Released [4]
30 June 2022 LW Cieran Dunne Cove Rangers Released [4][19]
30 June 2022 LB Tyrese Dyce Unattached Released [4]
30 June 2022 CB Ugonna Emenike Bowers & Pitsea Released [4][20]
30 June 2022 ST Will Grigg Milton Keynes Dons Released [4][21]
30 June 2022 RW Nicky Gyimah Broadfields United Released [4][22]
30 June 2022 ST Will Harris Gateshead Released [4][23]
30 June 2022 RB Sam Irons Whitley Bay Released [4][24]
30 June 2022 LW Aiden McGeady Hibernian Released [4][25]
30 June 2022 GK Jack McIntyre Larne Released [4][26]
30 June 2022 RB Kenton Richardson Gateshead Released [4][27]
30 June 2022 DM Lachraj Singh Unattached Released [4]
30 June 2022 LM Vinnie Steels Shildon Released [4][28]
30 June 2022 AM Stephen Wearne Grimsby Town Released [4][29]
30 June 2022 DM Sam Wilding Hednesford Town Released [4][30]
30 June 2022 CB Jordan Willis Wycombe Wanderers Released [4][31]
30 June 2022 CB Arbenit Xhemajli FC Vaduz Released [4][32]
7 July 2022 CM Sonny Singh Stoke City Undisclosed [33]
5 January 2023 CB Jordan Willis Wycombe Wanderers Released [34][31]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
29 July 2022 ST Ellis Simms Everton 31 December 2022[a] [35][36]
30 August 2022 CM Édouard Michut Paris Saint-Germain End of Season [37]
31 August 2022 RW Amad Manchester United End of Season [38]
27 January 2023 CF Joe Gelhardt Leeds United End of Season [39]
  1. ^ On 31 December, Simms was recalled back to Everton

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
28 July 2022 LM Ellis Taylor Hartlepool United 31 December 2022[a] [40][41]
29 August 2022 LW Jack Diamond Lincoln City 30 March 2023[b] [42][43]
1 September 2022 CM Carl Winchester Shrewsbury Town End of Season [44]
23 September 2022 LW Michael Spellman Whitby Town 23 October 2022 [45]
6 January 2023 CM Jay Matete Plymouth Argyle End of Season [46]
26 January 2023 SS Leon Dajaku St. Gallen End of Season [47]
27 January 2023 LB Nathan Newall Darlington End of Season [48]
31 January 2023 CB Bailey Wright Rotherham United End of Season [49]
4 February 2023 LW Michael Spellman Blyth Spartans End of Season [50]
21 February 2023 LB Connor Pye Morpeth Town 21 March 2023 [51]
27 February 2023 AM Owen Robinson Lancaster City 27 March 2023 [52]
7 March 2023 CM Tom Chiabi Morpeth Town 8 May 2023 [53]
23 March 2023 CF Harry Gardiner South Shields End of Season [54]
23 March 2023 RB Ethan Kachosa Guiseley End of Season [55]
23 March 2023 GK Adam Richardson Guiseley End of Season [55]
24 March 2023 CM Tom Scott Kettering Town End of Season [56]
  1. ^ On 31 December, Taylor was recalled back by Sunderland
  2. ^ On 30 March, Diamond's loan at Lincoln City was terminated

Pre-season and friendlies

Sunderland announced they would travel to Portugal for a training camp which would include two pre-season friendlies.[57] On 8 June, the club announced seven pre-season friendlies.[58] A further addition to the Portugal tour schedule was confirmed, against Roma.[59]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2022 Friendly Sunderland 4–0 Blyth Spartans Cleadon
TBA BST O'Nien ?'
Gooch ?'
Kelly ?'
Dajaku ?'		 Report Stadium: Academy of Light
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
2 July 2022 Friendly Sunderland 2–0 Gateshead Cleadon
TBA BST Report Stadium: Academy of Light
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
9 July 2022 Friendly Rangers Abandoned Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 WEST O'Nien 28' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Note: Match was postponed ahead of the second half due to power failure at the stadium.[60]
13 July 2022 Friendly Roma 2–0 Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
11:00 WEST Afena-Gyan 73'
Zaniolo 79'		 Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
16 July 2022 Friendly Dundee United 0–2 Sunderland Dundee, Scotland
15:00 BST Report Hume 52'
Mulgrew 60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
19 July 2022 Friendly Bradford City 2–0 Sunderland Bradford
19:00 BST Osadebe 51'
Walker 75' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
23 July 2022 Friendly Accrington Stanley 2–1 Sunderland Accrington
15:00 BST McConville 62' (pen.)
Adedoyin 75'		 Report Stewart 45+2' (pen.) Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 1,782
25 July 2022 Friendly Hartlepool United 1–1 Sunderland Hartlepool
19:00 BST Hastie 2' Report Embleton 45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium
25 November 2022 (2022-11-25) Friendly Al-Shabab 0–1 Sunderland Dubai
13:00 GMT Report Amad 35' Stadium: TBA

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 31 July 2022 8 May 2023 Matchday 1 46 18 15 13 68 55 +13 039.13
FA Cup 7 January 2023 8 February 2023 Third round 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 033.33
EFL Cup 10 August 2022 10 August 2022 First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 50 19 16 15 73 62 +11 038.00

Last updated: 18 April 2023
Source: [Soccerway]

Championship

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Luton Town (O, P) 46 21 17 8 57 39 +18 80 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 +28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 +12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 +13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 −2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 +7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 +6 66
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[61]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46 18 15 13 68 55  +13 69 7 9 7 33 33  0 11 6 6 35 22  +13

Last updated: 08 May 2023.
Source: [Soccerway]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultDWDLWLWLWDDDLWLLDWLWWLDWWDLWDWWDLLLWLDDDWWDWDW
Position1326115128865771191213161213121011129481099756891010121112111098676
Points14558811111415161717202020212424273030313437383841424548494949495252535455586162656669
Updated to match(es) played on 08 May 2023. Source: [Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[62]

31 July 2022 1 Sunderland 1–1 Coventry City Sunderland
12:00 BST Clarke 12',  51'
Evans  55'
Ballard  76'
O'Nien  90+4'		 Report Hamer  20'
Gyökeres 84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,851 (1,800 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
6 August 2022 2 Bristol City 2–3 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 BST Weimann 10'
Williams  27'
Martin 51'
Sykes  58'		 Report Evans  2'
Simms 5', 53'
Cirkin  20'
Stewart 72'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 24,543 (3,338 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
13 August 2022 3 Sunderland 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Sunderland
15:00 BST Clarke  26'
Stewart 31'
Simms 40'
Evans  41'
Gooch  85'		 Report Field  30'
Dickie  38'
Chair 87'
Dieng 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,884 (900 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 August 2022 4 Sheffield United 2–1 Sunderland Sheffield
20:00 BST Ahmedhodžić 33'
Lowe 47'
McBurnie  90+4'		 Report Neil  31'
Gooch 55',  72'
O'Nien  64'
Matete  90+4'
Wright  90+7'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,197 (2,572 away)
Referee: James Linington
20 August 2022 5 Stoke City 0–1 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Taylor  45+4'
Delap  48'
Brown  58'		 Report O'Nien  13'
Matete  18'
Embleton  42'
Stewart 45+2'
Wright  49'
Clarke  63'
Pritchard  81'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 21,230 (2,629 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
27 August 2022 6 Sunderland 0–1 Norwich City Sunderland
12:30 BST Cirkin  25'
O'Nien  35'		 Report Sargent 76',  90+1'
Krul  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,440 (1,000 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) 7 Sunderland 3–0 Rotherham United Sunderland
19:45 BST Stewart 52', 65'
Clarke 70'		 Report Peltier  26'
Norton-Cuffy  51'
Barlaser  54'
Ferguson  67'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,530 (712 away)
Referee: Tony Harrington
5 September 2022 (2022-09-05) 8 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
20:00 BST McGree 25'
McNair  38'
Clarke  40'
Crooks  72'
Jones  80'
Smith  90+2'		 Report Pritchard  41' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 30,391 (3,200 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 9 Reading 0–3 Sunderland Reading
20:00 BST Yiadom  71' Report Roberts 39', 41'
Alese  62'
Clarke 69'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,061 (1,800 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 10 Watford 2–2 Sunderland Watford
15:00 BST Davis 34'
O'Nien 62' (o.g.)		 Report Alese 45'
Roberts  59'
Evans  61'
Bennette 87',  88'
Matete  90+5'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,767 (1,969 away)
Referee: John Busby
1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11 Sunderland 0–0 Preston North End Sunderland
15:00 BST Roberts  60' Report Lindsay  55' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,825 (2,700 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
4 October 2022 (2022-10-04) 12 Sunderland 0–0 Blackpool Sunderland
19:45 BST Michut  85' Report Patino  56'
Thorniley  64'
Dougall  83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 35,900 (524 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 13 Swansea City 2–1 Sunderland Landore
15:00 BST Cooper 13'
Darling 45+1'
Fulton  54'
Latibeaudiere  90+4'		 Report Neil  16'
Evans  23'
Clarke 51'  90+7'
Embleton  54'
Gooch  90+7'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 18,008 (1,989 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14 Sunderland 2–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 BST Embleton  25' 54'
Cirkin 72'
Pritchard  83'
Patterson  83'		 Report Tilt  29'
Wyke 44'
Keane  90+6'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,060 (900 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) 15 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Sunderland Blackburn
19:45 BST Brereton Díaz 32'
Morton  40'
Wharton 49'
Szmodics  65'
Carter  74'		 Report Pritchard  30'
Cirkin  48'
Bennette  66'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,171 (3,472 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 16 Sunderland 2–4 Burnley Sunderland
19:45 BST Amad 16'
Neil 20'
Batth  72'		 Report Guðmundsson  2'
Tella 50'
Harwood-Bellis  52'
Benson 61'
Zaroury 69'
Brownhill  80' 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,349 (2,700 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17 Luton Town 1–1 Sunderland Luton
15:00 BST Doughty  23'
Adebayo  33'
Morris 45+2'		 Report Evans  24'
Cirkin  63'
Embleton 78'
Clarke  90+2'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,060 (1,100 away)
Referee: James Linington
2 November 2022 18 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Sunderland Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Camara  43'
Holmes  82'		 Report Pritchard 55'
Batth  58'
Ba  87'
Amad 90+6'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 19,341 (2,400 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 19 Sunderland 0–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Batth  13'
Neil  32'
O'Nien  45+2'
Embleton  90+5'		 Report Harris 49'
Wintle  53'
Nkounkou  65'
Kipré  90+5'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,015 (720 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) 20 Birmingham City 1–2 Sunderland Birmingham
20:00 GMT Mejbri  28'
Jutkiewicz 78'
Longelo  90+7'		 Report Simms 25'
Huggins  42'
Amad 49'
Evans  74'
Matete  88'
Clarke  90+7'		 Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium
Attendance: 18,702 (2,300 away)
Referee: Andrew Madley
3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 21 Sunderland 3–0 Millwall Sunderland
12:30 GMT Amad 52'
Pritchard 58'
Gooch  73'
Simms 90+3'		 Report Saville  22'
Honeyman  34'
Mitchell  41'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,012 (884 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Match was postponed due to the Death of Queen Elizabeth II.[63]
12 December 2022 (2022-12-12) 22 Sunderland 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
20:00 GMT Amad 19' (pen.)
Batth  33'		 Report Rogic 70'
Wallace  71'
Dike 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,432 (508 away)
Referee: James Linington
17 December 2022 23 Hull City 1–1 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Greaves  36'
Estupiñán 49'
Tufan 82'		 Report Embleton  59'
Stewart 74'
Gooch  90+3'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 18,120 (2,500 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 December 2022 24 Sunderland 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Sunderland
12:30 GMT Stewart 22' (pen.)
Cirkin  20'
Hume  60'
Simms 90+1'
Amad  90+4'		 Report Stewart 18' (o.g.)
Morton  25'
Ayala  52'
Buckley  87'
Hirst  90'
Rankin-Costello  90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,921 (1,500 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
29 December 2022 25 Wigan Athletic 1–4 Sunderland Wigan
19:45 GMT McClean  11'
Keane 42'
Tilt  61'		 Report Simms 19'
Ballard  59'
Stewart 66' (pen.)
Roberts 85'
Amad 89'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,615 (4,445 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
1 January 2023 26 Blackpool 1–1 Sunderland Blackpool
15:00 GMT Connolly  8'  90+2'
Lavery 21'  71'
Poveda  28'
Beesley  85'		 Report Michut  19'
Stewart 66'
O'Nien  72'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 14,117 (3,600 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
14 January 2023 27 Sunderland 1–3 Swansea City Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien  18'
Neil 65'
Hume  90+2'		 Report Cabango  19'
Piroe 50'  53'
Latibeaudiere  62'
Cullen 70'
Cooper 78'
Sorinola  88'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,001 (420 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
22 January 2023 28 Sunderland 2–0 Middlesbrough Sunderland
12:00 GMT Stewart 51', 51'
Amad 81'		 Report Howson  16'
Fry  49'
Forss  50'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,584 (1,990 away)
Referee: James Linington
4 February 2023 29 Millwall 1–1 Sunderland Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Cooper  32' 59'
Bennett  59'
Saville  81'		 Report Hume  52'
Cirkin 81'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,524 (2,800 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
11 February 2023 30 Sunderland 1–0 Reading Sunderland
15:00 GMT Roberts 84' Report Yiadom  33'
Méïté  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,046 (634 away)
Referee: David Coote
14 February 2023 31 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Sunderland Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Field  63'
Chair 67'
Lowe  71'
Dozzell  72'
Johansen  82'
Paal  89'
Dunne  90+1'		 Report O'Nien 34'
Clarke  69' 82', 90+2'
Roberts  90+1'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 14,471 (2,621 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
18 February 2023 32 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Clarke 59'
O'Nien  82'		 Report Wells 90+3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,685 (1,100 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
21 February 2023 33 Rotherham United 2–1 Sunderland Rotherham
19:45 GMT Rathbone 19'
Hugill  37'
Ferguson 56'
Coventry  82'		 Report Cirkin  40'
Gelhardt 61'		 Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 10,522 (2,200 away)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
25 February 2023 34 Coventry City 2–1 Sunderland Coventry
15:00 GMT Allen 25'
Palmer  39'
Eccles  45+2'
Wilson  86'
Gyökeres 89'		 Report Neil  23'
Amad  45+2', 90+4'		 Stadium: CBS Arena
Attendance: 21,437 (3,000 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 March 2023 35 Sunderland 1–5 Stoke City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Neil  21'
Pritchard 62'		 Report Laurent 41'
Pearson  45+1'
Laurent  52'
Campbell 53', 57'
Gayle 68', 76'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,064 (1,200 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
12 March 2023 36 Norwich City 0–1 Sunderland Norwich
12:00 GMT Pukki  32'
Núñez  50'		 Report Ba 15'
Neil  63'
Hume  64'
Batth  71'
Gooch  85'
Ekwah  90+1'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,728 (1,900 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
15 March 2023 37 Sunderland 1–2 Sheffield United Sunderland
19:45 GMT Hume  27'
Michut 30'  71'
Ballard  90+4'		 Report Robinson  20'
Lowe  24'
Doyle  35' 61'
McAtee 45+1'
Ahmedhodzic  55'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,490 (1,700 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
18 March 2023 38 Sunderland 1–1 Luton Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Amad 86' (pen.) Report Lockyer  31'
Doughty 51'
Woodrow  81'
Adebayo  81'
Morris  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,579 (900 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
31 March 2023 39 Burnley 0–0 Sunderland Burnley
20:00 BST Cullen  53'
Maatsen  58'		 Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,462 (2,300 away)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 April 2023 40 Sunderland 4–4 Hull City Sunderland
17:30 BST Gelhardt 21'
Amad 22', 73' (pen.)
Clarke 81'		 Report Tufan 11', 90+8' (pen.)
Sayyadmanesh 25'  34'
Slater 66'
Elder  83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,677 (1,895 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 April 2023 41 Cardiff City 0–1 Sunderland Cardiff
15:00 BST Ng  59'
Kipré  75'
Etete  76'
Rinomhota  81'		 Report Cirkin 60'
Neil  84'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,365 (2,695 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
15 April 2023 42 Sunderland 2–1 Birmingham City Sunderland
15:00 BST Cirkin  16'  78'
Hume 45+3'
Amad 75'		 Report Hall 29'
Colin  70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,659 (1,895 away)
Referee: Stephen Martin
18 April 2023 43 Sunderland 1–1 Huddersfield Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Neil  14'
Gelhardt 35'
Batth  87'
Clarke  90+3'		 Report Headley  47'
Koroma 59'
Kasumu  67'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,065 (850 away)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
22 April 2023 43 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Sunderland West Bromwich
12:00 BST Molumby  24'
Yokuşlu  37'
Swift 45+1' (pen.),  50'		 Report Cirkin 51', 84'
Gelhardt  70'
O'Nien  78'
Gooch  82'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,764 (2,200 away)
Referee: John Busby
29 April 2023 45 Sunderland 2–2 Watford Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,944 (473 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 May 2023 46 Preston North End 0–3 Sunderland Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,177 (5,714 away)
Referee: Robert Madley

Play-offs

Main article: 2023 English Football League play-offs

Sunderland finished 6th in the regular 2022–23 EFL Championship season, so were drawn against 3rd placed Luton Town in the Play-off Semi Final. The first leg took place at the Stadium of Light and the second leg took place at Kenilworth Road.

13 May 2023 Semi-final, First leg Sunderland 2–1 Luton Town Sunderland
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,060
Referee: Tim Robinson
16 May 2023 Semi-final, Second leg Luton Town 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Sunderland Luton
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,013
Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The Black Cats were drawn away to Shrewsbury Town in the third round[64] and to Fulham in the fourth round.[65]

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round Shrewsbury Town 1–2 Sunderland Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Pennington 81'
Shipley  90'		 Report Roberts  20'
Stewart 90+2'
O'Nien 90+4'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 6,309 (1,600 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
28 January 2023 Fourth round Fulham 1–1 Sunderland Fulham
15:00 GMT Wilson  45+4'
Cairney 61'
Kurzawa  63'		 Report Clarke 6'
Alese  43'
Batth  75'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,905 (6,112 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
8 February 2023 Fourth round replay Sunderland 2–3 Fulham Sunderland
19:45 GMT Clarke 77'
Bennette 90'		 Report Wilson 8'
Duffy  55'
Pereira 59'
Kurzawa 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,651 (430 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn away to Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.[66]

10 August 2022 First round Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Sunderland Owlerton
19:45 BST Adeniran 16'
Sow 56'
Bakinson  68'		 Report Winchester  11' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 8,412
Referee: Tom Reeves

Player statistics

Appearance summary

As of match(es) played on 20 March 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ENG Anthony Patterson 40 0 38+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK  ENG Alex Bass 2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
Defenders
2 DF  WAL Niall Huggins 2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF  ENG Dennis Cirkin 22 2 16+6 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF  NIR Daniel Ballard 22 0 18+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  ENG Danny Batth 37 0 34+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF  AUS Bailey Wright 16 0 6+8 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
32 DF  NIR Trai Hume 24 0 15+5 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
42 DF  ENG Aji Alese 23 1 17+3 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
45 DF  ENG Joe Anderson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
4 MF  NIR Corry Evans 24 0 22+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  GER Leon Dajaku 9 0 2+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF  ENG Elliot Embleton 24 2 13+10 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF  ENG Patrick Roberts 38 4 23+11 4 3+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF  USA Lynden Gooch 22 1 19+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF  ENG Luke O'Nien 37 2 28+6 1 1+1 1 1+0 0
15 MF  NIR Carl Winchester 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF  CIV Amad 37 13 34 13 3+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF  FRA Abdoullah Ba 25 1 6+16 1 2+1 0 0+0 0
19 MF  CRC Jewison Bennette 18 2 0+15 1 1+2 1 0+0 0
20 MF  ENG Jack Clarke 40 9 36+1 7 2+1 2 0+0 0
21 MF  ENG Alex Pritchard 33 2 24+8 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 MF  FRA Isaac Lihadji 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF  ENG Jack Diamond 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF  ENG Dan Neil 40 2 35+2 2 3+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF  FRA Edouard Michut 20 1 10+7 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF  ENG Jay Matete 9 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 MF  ENG Harrison Sohna 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 MF  ENG Chris Rigg 3 0 0+0 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
33 MF  ENG Michael Spellman 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
34 MF  ENG Caden Kelly 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
39 MF  FRA Pierre Ekwah 9 0 0+7 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
Forwards
9 FW  ENG Ellis Simms 17 7 14+3 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW  SCO Ross Stewart 15 11 12+1 10 1+1 1 0+0 0
28 FW  ENG Joe Gelhardt 10 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of match(es) played on 20 March 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 16 RW Amad 13 0 0 13
2 14 ST Ross Stewart 10 1 0 11
20 LW Jack Clarke 7 2 0 9
3 9 ST Ellis Simms 7 0 0 7
4 10 RW Patrick Roberts 4 0 0 4
5 21 AM Alex Pritchard 3 0 0 3
6 3 LB Dennis Cirkin 2 0 0 2
8 AM Elliot Embleton 2 0 0 2
13 CM Luke O'Nien 1 1 0 2
19 LW Jewison Bennette 1 1 0 2
24 CM Dan Neil 2 0 0 2
7 11 AM Lynden Gooch 1 0 0 1
17 CM Abdoullah Ba 1 0 0 1
25 CM Edouard Michut 1 0 0 1
28 ST Joe Gelhardt 1 0 0 1
42 CB Aji Alese 1 0 0 1
Total 53 5 0 58

Penalties record

As of match(es) played on 20 March 2023

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Conversion Ratio
Scored Y Missed N Scored Y Missed N Scored Y Missed N Scored Y Missed N
1 14 ST Ross Stewart 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 67%
16 RW Amad 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 100%
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 80%

Assists record

As of match(es) played on 20 March 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 20 LW Jack Clarke 6 1 0 7
2 10 RW Patrick Roberts 5 0 0 5
3 21 AM Alex Pritchard 4 0 0 4
24 CM Dan Neil 4 0 0 4
4 14 ST Ross Stewart 3 0 0 3
16 RW Amad 3 1 0 4
5 8 AM Elliot Embleton 2 0 0 2
9 ST Ellis Simms 2 0 0 2
11 AM Lynden Gooch 2 0 0 2
28 ST Joe Gelhardt 2 0 0 2
32 RB Trai Hume 2 0 0 2
6 1 GK Anthony Patterson 1 0 0 1
3 LB Dennis Cirkin 1 0 0 1
5 CB Daniel Ballard 1 0 0 1
6 CB Danny Batth 1 0 0 1
13 CM Luke O'Nien 1 0 0 1
17 CM Abdoullah Ba 1 0 0 1
19 LW Jewison Bennette 1 0 0 1
42 CB Aji Alese 0 1 0 1
Total 41 3 0 44

Disciplinary record

As of match(es) played on 20 March 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
       
1 13 CM Luke O'Nien 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
2 4 CM Corry Evans 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
20 LW Jack Clarke 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
3 3 LB Dennis Cirkin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
6 CB Danny Batth 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
11 AM Lynden Gooch 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
24 CM Dan Neil 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
4 8 AM Elliot Embleton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
32 RB Trai Hume 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 10 RW Patrick Roberts 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
21 AM Alex Pritchard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
27 CM Jay Matete 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 5 CB Daniel Ballard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
25 CM Edouard Michut 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 16 RW Amad 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 LW Jewison Bennette 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 CB Bailey Wright 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
42 CB Aji Alese 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 1 GK Anthony Patterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 RB Niall Huggins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 CM Carl Winchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 CM Abdoullah Ba 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 CM Pierre Ekwah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 80 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 83 0 3

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