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2016–17 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
2016–17
Club information
Manager Flag of Scotland David Moyes
League Season information
Final League position 20th (relegated)
Highest position 16th
lowest position 20th
Points 2
Goals for 6
Goals against 15
Goals difference –9
Cup placements
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Fourth round
Season statistics
Matches played 8
Top goalscorer Jermain Defoe (4)
Biggest home attendance 43,515 vs Middlesbrough
Biggest away attendance 54,362 vs Manchester City
 ← 2015–16
2017–18 → 

The 2016–17 season was Sunderland's 138th season in existence, and their tenth consecutive season in the Premier League. Along with competing in the Premier League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

First team squad[]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position (s) Age App Goals Signed from
Goalkeepers
13 Jordan Pickford Flag of England GK 31 3 0 Academy
25 Vito Mannone Flag of Italy GK 37 69 0 Flag of England Arsenal
Defenders
2 Billy Jones Flag of England RB 38 43 1 Flag of England West Bromwich Albion
3 Patrick van Aanholt Flag of Netherlands LB 34 69 5 Flag of England Chelsea
12 Adam Matthews Flag of Wales RB 33 2 0 Flag of Scotland Celtic
15 Younès Kaboul Flag of France CB 39 23 0 Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur
16 John O'Shea Captain Flag of Republic Ireland CB 43 186 3 Flag of England Manchester United
23 Lamine Koné Flag of Ivory Coast CB 36 15 2 Flag of France Lorient
27 Santiago Vergini Flag of Argentina CB 36 51 0 Flag of Argentina Estudiantes
Midfielders
4 Liam Bridcutt Flag of Scotland DM 35 36 0 Flag of England Brighton & Hove Albion
6 Lee Cattermole Vice Captain Flag of England DM 37 181 2 Flag of England Wigan Athletic
7 Sebastian Larsson Flag of Sweden CM 39 180 14 Flag of England Birmingham City
8 Jack Rodwell Flag of England CM 34 50 6 Flag of England Manchester City
14 Jordi Gómez Flag of Spain CM 39 39 6 Flag of England Wigan Athletic
17 Jeremain Lens Flag of Netherlands LW 37 22 4 Flag of Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
22 Wahbi Khazri Flag of Tunisia AM 34 14 2 Flag of France Bordeaux
23 Emanuele Giaccherini Flag of Italy AM 39 49 5 Flag of Italy Juventus
27 Jan Kirchhoff Flag of Germany DM 34 15 0 Flag of Germany Bayern Munich
28 Charalampos Mavrias Flag of Greece RW 31 7 1 Flag of Greece Panathinaikos
30 Will Buckley Flag of England LW 35 24 0 Flag of England Brighton & Hove Albion
39 George Honeyman U21 Flag of England AM 30 2 0 Academy
41 Duncan Watmore Flag of England RW 31 26 4 Flag of England Altrincham
46 Lynden Gooch U21 Flag of United States AM 29 1 0 Academy
Forwards
9 Fabio Borini Flag of Italy ST 34 67 15 Flag of England Liverpool
18 Jermain Defoe Flag of England ST 42 53 22 Flag of Canada Toronto

Pre-season friendlies[]

On 3 June 2016, Sunderland announced two pre-season friendlies against Hartlepool United and Rotherham United.

Friendly 20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Hartlepool United 0–3 Sunderland Hartlepool, England  
19:30 BST Report Defoe Goal 7', 20'
Khazri Goal 15' 		Stadium: Victoria Park
Friendly 23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Rotherham United 1–2 Sunderland Rotherham, England  
15:00 BST Ward Goal 46' Report Borini Goal 27'
N'Zogbia Goal 84' 		Stadium: New York Stadium
Friendly 25 July 2016 (2016-07-25) Stade Nyonnais Flag of Switzerland 0–2 Sunderland Évian-les-Bains, France  
18:30 BST Report Watmore Goal 39' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Camille-Fournier
Friendly 27 July 2016 (2016-07-27) Dijon Flag of France 2–3 Sunderland Évian-les-Bains, France  
17:00 BST Bahamboula Goal 53'
Bela Goal 69' 		Report Asoro Goal 15'
Khazri Goal 59'
Borini Goal 77' (pen.) 		Stadium: Stade Camille-Fournier
Friendly 30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Montpellier Flag of France 1–1 Sunderland Aix-les-Bains, France  
17:00 BST Camara Goal 68' Report Borini Goal 43' Stadium: Stade Jacques Forestier
Friendly 5 August 2016 (2016-08-05) Borussia Dortmund Flag of Germany 1–1 Sunderland Altach, Austria  
18:00 BST Şahin Goal 17' Report Koné Goal 66' Stadium: Cashpoint Arena

Competitions[]

Premier League[]

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League

League table[]

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
1 Chelsea  (C) 38 30 3 5 85 33 +52 93
Champions League group stage
2 Tottenham 38 26 8 4 86 26 +60 86
4 Manchester City 38 23 9 6 80 39 +41 78
3 Liverpool 38 22 10 6 78 42 +36 76
Champions League play-off round
5 Arsenal 38 23 6 9 77 44 +33 075a
Europa League group stage
6 Manchester Utd 38 18 15 5 54 29 +25 069b
Champions League group stage
7 Everton 38 17 10 11 32 44 −12 61
Europa League third qualifying round
8 Southampton 38 12 10 16 41 48 −7 46
9 Bournemouth 38 12 10 16 55 67 −12 46
10 West Brom 38 12 9 17 43 51 −8 45
11 West Ham Utd 38 12 9 17 47 64 −17 45
12 Leicester City 38 12 8 18 48 63 −15 44
13 Stoke City 38 11 11 16 41 56 −15 44
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 5 21 50 63 −13 41
15 Swansea City 38 12 5 21 45 70 −25 41
16 Burnley 38 11 7 20 39 55 −16 40
17 Watford 38 11 7 20 40 68 −28 40
18 Hull City  (R) 38 9 7 22 37 80 −43 34
Relegation to
2017–18 Football League Championship
19 Middlesbrough  (R) 38 5 13 20 27 53 −26 28
20 Sunderland  (R) 38 6 6 26 29 69 −40 24
Source: Barclays Premier League



a: Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 FA Cup.
b: Manchester United qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. They also qualified for the Europa League group stage based on their league position, but that spot was vacated without replacement per UEFA regulations, and their spot in the Europa League third qualifying round as winners of the 2016–17 EFL Cup was passed down the league.

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

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
8 0 2 6 6 15 −9 2 0 1 3 4 9 −5 0 1 3 2 6 −4

Last updated: 15 October 2016
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday[]

Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ground A H A H A H H A                                                            
Result L L D L L L D L                                                            
Position 16 18 16 19 19 20 20 20                                                            

Last updated: 15 October 2016.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches[]

1 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) Manchester City 2–1 Sunderland Manchester  
17:30 BST Agüero Goal 4' (pen.)
McNair Goal 87' (o.g.)
Kolarov Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' 		http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36994521 Gooch Booked in the 42nd minute 42'
Love Booked in the 67th minute 67'
Defoe Goal 71' 		Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,362
Referee: Robert Madley
2 21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) Sunderland 1–2 Middlesbrough Sunderland  
13:30 BST van Aanholt Goal 71'
Gooch Booked in the 81st minute 81' 		http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37075121 Stuani Goal 13', 45'
Clayton Booked in the 26th minute 26' 		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 43,515
Referee: Martin Atkinson
3 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) Southampton 1–1 Sunderland Southampton  
15:00 BST Redmond Booked in the 28th minute 28'
Davis Booked in the 47th minute 47'
Rodriguez Goal 85' 		http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37139629 Pienaar Booked in the 65th minute 65'
Defoe Goal 80' (pen.)
Rodwell Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' 		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,152
Referee: Lee Mason
4 12 September 2016 (2016-09-12) Sunderland 0–3 Everton Sunderland  
20:00 BST Watmore Booked in the 43rd minute 43' http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37273038 Gueye Booked in the 55th minute 55'
Lukaku Goal 60', 68', 71' 		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 42,406
Referee: Mike Jones
5 18 September 2016 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Sunderland London  
16:30 BST Kane Goal 59'
Davies Booked in the 84th minute 84' 		http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37331446 Manquillo Booked in the 44th minute 44'
Denayer Booked in the 57th minute 57'
Cattermole Booked in the 62nd minute 62'
N'Dong Booked in the 65th minute 65'
Januzaj Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 81', 90'
Djilobodji Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' 		Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,251
Referee: Mike Dean
6 24 September 2016 Sunderland 2–3 Crystal Palace Sunderland  
15:00 BST Defoe Goal 39', 60' Report Cabaye Booked in the 45+4th minute 45+4'
Ledley Goal 61'
Puncheon Booked in the 72nd minute 72'
McArthur Goal 76'
Benteke Goal 90+3' 		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 38,941
Referee: Anthony Taylor
7 1 October 2016 Sunderland 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Sunderland  
15:00 BST Kirchhoff Booked in the 36th minute 36'
van Aanholt Goal 83' 		Report Yacob Booked in the 27th minute 27'
Chadli Goal 35'
McClean Booked in the 69th minute 69'
Evans Booked in the 90+6th minute 90+6' 		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,043
Referee: Stuart Attwell
8 15 October 2016 Stoke City 2–0 Sunderland Stoke-on-Trent  
15:00 BST Allen Goal 8', 45+1'
Arnautović Booked in the 55th minute 55' 		http://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/15/england/premier-league/stoke-city-fc/sunderland-association-football-club/2241837/ Jones Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3' Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 27,701
Referee: Mike Jones

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
Third round –  

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
Second round 24 August 2016 Sunderland 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland  
19:45 BST Gooch Booked in the 55th minute 55'
Januzaj Goal 83' 		Deegan Booked in the 7th minute 7'
Sarcevic Booked in the 29th minute 29' 		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Third round 20 September 2016 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Sunderland London  
19:45 BST Sandro Goal 60' McNair Goal 70', 80' Stadium: Loftus Road
Fourth round October 2016 Southampton v Sunderland Southampton  
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

Overview[]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League &0000000000000007.0000007 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000005.0000005 &0000000000000006.0000006 &0000000000000013.00000013 −7 &0&-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000.00
FA Cup &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 +0 !—
EFL Cup &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000002.0000002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000003.0000003 &0000000000000001.0000001 +2 &0000000000000100.000000100.000
Total &0000000000000009.0000009 &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000005.0000005 &0000000000000009.0000009 &0000000000000014.00000014 −5 &0000000000000022.22000022.22

Last updated: 29 August 2016
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Score overview[]

      Win       Draw       Loss

Opposition Home score Away score Double
Arsenal
Bournemouth
Burnley
Chelsea
Crystal Palace 2–3
Everton 0–3 N/A
Hull City
Leicester City
Liverpool
Manchester City 2–1 N/A
Manchester United
Middlesbrough 1–2 N/A
Southampton 1–1 N/A
Stoke City
Swansea City
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 N/A
Watford
West Bromwich Albion 1–1 N/A
West Ham United

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated on 1 October 2016.
No. Nat Pos Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Flag of Italy GK Vito Mannone 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 Flag of England DF Billy Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Netherlands DF Patrick van Aanholt 8 2 5+1 2 0 0 2 0
4 Flag of Belgium DF Jason Denayer 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
5 Flag of Senegal DF Papy Djilobodji 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
6 Flag of England MF Lee Cattermole 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
7 Flag of Sweden MF Sebastian Larsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Flag of England MF Jack Rodwell 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0
9 Flag of Italy FW Fabio Borini 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 Flag of Tunisia MF Wahbi Khazri 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0
12 Flag of Portugal GK Mika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Flag of England GK Jordan Pickford 7 0 5 0 0 0 2 0
14 Flag of England MF Duncan Watmore 9 0 5+2 0 0 0 1+1 0
16 Flag of Republic Ireland DF John O'Shea 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
17 Flag of Gabon MF Didier N'Dong 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
18 Flag of England FW Jermain Defoe 7 4 7 4 0 0 0 0
19 Flag of Northern Ireland DF Paddy McNair 7 2 2+3 0 0 0 2 2
20 Flag of South Africa MF Steven Pienaar 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
21 Flag of Spain DF Javier Manquillo 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
22 Flag of Scotland DF Donald Love 5 0 2+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
23 Flag of Ivory Coast DF Lamine Koné 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
27 Flag of Germany MF Jan Kirchhoff 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
28 Flag of Nigeria FW Victor Anichebe 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 Flag of Sweden FW Joel Asoro 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0
32 Flag of Poland GK Max Stryjek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Flag of England FW Josh Maja 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
44 Flag of Belgium MF Adnan Januzaj 7 1 5+1 0 0 0 1 1
46 Flag of United States MF Lynden Gooch 7 0 4+1 0 0 0 2 0
Players out on loan:
17 Flag of Netherlands MF Jeremain Lens 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer with club:
4 Flag of France DF Younès Kaboul 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers[]

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

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW 18 Flag of England Jermain Defoe 4 0 0 4
2 DF 3 Flag of Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt 2 0 0 2
2 DF 19 Flag of Northern Ireland Paddy McNair 0 0 2 2
4 MF 44 Flag of Belgium Adnan Januzaj 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 3 9

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 1 October 2016
No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup TOTAL
1 Flag of Italy Vito Mannone 2 0% 0 0 0 0
12 Flag of Portugal Mika 0 0% 0 0 0 0
13 Flag of England Jordan Pickford 7 14% 0 0 1 1
32 Flag of Poland Max Stryjek 0 0% 0 0 0 0
Totals 9 11% 0 0 1 1

Disciplinary record[]

As of 1 October 2016
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
4 DF Jason Denayer 1 1
5 DF Papy Djilobodji 1 1
6 MF Lee Cattermole 1 1
8 MF Jack Rodwell 1 1
14 MF Duncan Watmore 1 1
17 MF Didier N'Dong 1 1
20 MF Steven Pienaar 1 1
21 DF Javi Manquillo 1 1
22 DF Donald Love 1 1
27 MF Jan Kirchhoff 1 1
44 MF Adnan Januzaj 1 1
46 MF Lynden Gooch 2 1 3
Total 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 1 0
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Premier League

Arsenal · Bournemouth · Burnley · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Everton · Hull City · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Southampton · Stoke City · Sunderland · Swansea City · Tottenham Hotspur · Watford · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United

Championship

Aston Villa · Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol City · Burton Albion · Cardiff City · Derby County · Fulham · Huddersfield Town · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Wigan Athletic · Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One

AFC Wimbledon · Bolton Wanderers · Bradford City · Bristol Rovers · Bury · Charlton Athletic · Chesterfield · Coventry City · Fleetwood Town · Gillingham · Milton Keynes Dons · Millwall · Northampton Town · Oldham Athletic · Oxford United · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Sheffield United · Shrewsbury Town · Southend United · Swindon Town · Walsall

League Two

Accrington Stanley · Barnet · Blackpool · Cambridge United · Carlisle United · Cheltenham Town · Colchester United · Crawley Town · Crewe Alexandra · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Grimsby Town · Hartlepool United · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Mansfield Town · Morecambe · Newport County · Notts County · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Stevenage · Wycombe Wanderers · Yeovil Town

National League

Aldershot Town · Barrow · Boreham Wood · Braintree Town · Bromley · Chester · Dagenham & Redbridge · Dover Athletic · Eastleigh · Forest Green Rovers · Gateshead · Guiseley · Lincoln City · Macclesfield Town · Maidstone United · North Ferriby United · Solihull Moors · Southport · Sutton United · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Woking · Wrexham · York City

National League North

Alfreton Town · Altrincham · Boston United · Brackley Town · Bradford Park Avenue · Chorley · Curzon Ashton · Darlington 1883 · Fylde · Halifax Town · United of Manchester · Gainsborough Trinity · Gloucester City · Harrogate Town · Kidderminster Harriers · Nuneaton Town · Salford City · Stalybridge Celtic · Stockport County · Tamworth · Telford United · Worcester City

National League South

Bath City · Bishop's Stortford · Chelmsford City · Concord Rangers · Dartford · Eastbourne Borough · East Thurrock United · Ebbsfleet United · Gosport Borough · Hampton & Richmond · Hemel Hempstead Town · Hungerford Town · Maidenhead United · Margate · Oxford City · Poole Town · St Albans City · Truro City · Wealdstone · Welling United · Weston-super-Mare · Whitehawk

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